diff --git a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CiscoN9kPipeliner.java b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CiscoN9kPipeliner.java
index 8ac7473..1768dea 100644
--- a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CiscoN9kPipeliner.java
+++ b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CiscoN9kPipeliner.java
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 package org.onosproject.driver.pipeline;
 
 import org.onlab.osgi.ServiceDirectory;
+import org.onlab.packet.EthType;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.PipelinerContext;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.EthTypeCriterion;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.DefaultForwardingObjective;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -60,6 +63,15 @@
             newFwd = forwardingObjectiveWithoutCleardDef(forwardObjective).orElse(forwardObjective);
         }
 
+        EthTypeCriterion ethType =
+                (EthTypeCriterion) newFwd.selector().getCriterion(Criterion.Type.ETH_TYPE);
+        if (ethType != null && ethType.ethType() == EthType.EtherType.IPV6.ethType()) {
+            log.error("IPv6 type not supported for {} {} {} Switch, " +
+                            "The FlowRule associated with IPv6 is dropped.",
+                    device.id(), device.manufacturer(), device.hwVersion());
+            return;
+        }
+
         super.forward(newFwd);
     }