diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index 6ae62c7f2a80..da56e2b8afc1 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void devlink_free(struct devlink *devlink)
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->resource_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->dpipe_table_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->sb_list));
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->rate_list));
+	WARN_ON(devlink_rates_check(devlink, NULL, NULL));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->linecard_list));
 	WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&devlink->ports));
 
diff --git a/net/devlink/dev.c b/net/devlink/dev.c
index 02602704bdea..e3a36de4f4ae 100644
--- a/net/devlink/dev.c
+++ b/net/devlink/dev.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void devlink_reload_reinit_sanity_check(struct devlink *devlink)
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->trap_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->dpipe_table_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->sb_list));
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->rate_list));
+	WARN_ON(devlink_rates_check(devlink, NULL, NULL));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->linecard_list));
 	WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&devlink->ports));
 }
@@ -713,10 +713,11 @@ int devlink_nl_eswitch_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (info->attrs[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE]) {
 		if (!ops->eswitch_mode_set)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		mode = nla_get_u16(info->attrs[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE]);
-		err = devlink_rate_nodes_check(devlink, mode, info->extack);
+		err = devlink_rates_check(devlink, devlink_rate_is_node,
+					  info->extack);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+		mode = nla_get_u16(info->attrs[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE]);
 		err = ops->eswitch_mode_set(devlink, mode, info->extack);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index 14eaad9cfe35..1377864383bc 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ int devlink_resources_validate(struct devlink *devlink,
 			       struct genl_info *info);
 
 /* Rates */
-int devlink_rate_nodes_check(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+bool devlink_rate_is_node(const struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate);
+int devlink_rates_check(struct devlink *devlink,
+			bool (*rate_filter)(const struct devlink_rate *),
+			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
 /* Linecards */
 unsigned int devlink_linecard_index(struct devlink_linecard *linecard);
diff --git a/net/devlink/rate.c b/net/devlink/rate.c
index d157a8419bca..0d68b5c477dc 100644
--- a/net/devlink/rate.c
+++ b/net/devlink/rate.c
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ devlink_rate_is_leaf(struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate)
 	return devlink_rate->type == DEVLINK_RATE_TYPE_LEAF;
 }
 
-static inline bool
-devlink_rate_is_node(struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate)
+bool devlink_rate_is_node(const struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate)
 {
 	return devlink_rate->type == DEVLINK_RATE_TYPE_NODE;
 }
@@ -688,14 +687,16 @@ int devlink_nl_rate_del_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int devlink_rate_nodes_check(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+int devlink_rates_check(struct devlink *devlink,
+			bool (*rate_filter)(const struct devlink_rate *),
+			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(devlink_rate, &devlink->rate_list, list)
-		if (devlink_rate_is_node(devlink_rate)) {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Rate node(s) exists.");
+		if (!rate_filter || rate_filter(devlink_rate)) {
+			if (extack)
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Rate node(s) exists.");
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 	return 0;