diff --git a/package/switch/src/switch-core.c b/package/switch/src/switch-core.c
index 87aa9729cc..c34386b76f 100644
--- a/package/switch/src/switch-core.c
+++ b/package/switch/src/switch-core.c
@@ -404,6 +404,21 @@ switch_vlan_config *switch_parse_vlan(switch_driver *driver, char *buf)
 }
 
 
+int switch_device_registered (char* device) {
+	struct list_head *pos;
+	switch_driver *new;
+
+	list_for_each(pos, &drivers.list) {
+		if (strcmp(list_entry(pos, switch_driver, list)->interface, device) == 0) {
+			printk("There is already a switch registered on the device '%s'\n", device);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 int switch_register_driver(switch_driver *driver)
 {
 	struct list_head *pos;
@@ -476,6 +491,7 @@ static void __exit switch_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Felix Fietkau <openwrt@nbd.name>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(switch_device_registered);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(switch_register_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(switch_unregister_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(switch_parse_vlan);
diff --git a/package/switch/src/switch-core.h b/package/switch/src/switch-core.h
index 5a64efb752..31c81f6ed7 100644
--- a/package/switch/src/switch-core.h
+++ b/package/switch/src/switch-core.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } switch_vlan_config;
 
 
+extern int switch_device_registered (char* device);
 extern int switch_register_driver(switch_driver *driver);
 extern void switch_unregister_driver(char *name);
 extern switch_vlan_config *switch_parse_vlan(switch_driver *driver, char *buf);
diff --git a/package/switch/src/switch-robo.c b/package/switch/src/switch-robo.c
index 045dce1c4b..779b89f615 100644
--- a/package/switch/src/switch-robo.c
+++ b/package/switch/src/switch-robo.c
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ static int __init robo_init(void)
 
 	device = strdup("ethX");
 	for (device[3] = '0'; (device[3] <= '3') && notfound; device[3]++) {
-		notfound = robo_probe(device);
+		if (! switch_device_registered (device))
+			notfound = robo_probe(device);
 	}
 	device[3]--;