diff --git a/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd b/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd
index 7d2528a9d3a6..62ed6904fb13 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd
+++ b/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ def signal_handler(sig, frame):
 # ========================== Helpers ==================================
 
 def is_port_exist(port_name):
-    filename = "/sys/class/net/%s/ifindex" % port_name
-    if not os.path.exists(filename):
-        return False
-
-    return True
+    filename = "/sys/class/net/%s/operstate" % port_name
+    if os.path.exists(filename):
+        with open(filename) as fp:
+            state = fp.read()
+            return "up" in state
+    else:
+        filename = "/sys/class/net/%s/ifindex" % port_name
+        return os.path.exists(filename)
 
 # ============================== Classes ==============================