diff --git a/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java b/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java
index 981686b..9885521 100644
--- a/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java
+++ b/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigListener;
 import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigRegistry;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent.Type;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
@@ -568,6 +569,9 @@
     private class InternalDeviceListener implements DeviceListener {
         @Override
         public void event(DeviceEvent event) {
+            if (event.type() == Type.PORT_STATS_UPDATED) {
+                return;
+            }
             Device device = event.subject();
             Port port = event.port();
             if (device == null) {