diff --git a/vslib/src/MACsecManager.cpp b/vslib/src/MACsecManager.cpp
index 71561fb036..825360febe 100644
--- a/vslib/src/MACsecManager.cpp
+++ b/vslib/src/MACsecManager.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,10 @@ void MACsecManager::cleanup_macsec_device() const
 
     if (!exec("/sbin/ip macsec show", macsecInfos))
     {
-        SWSS_LOG_THROW("Cannot show MACsec ports");
+        // this is workaround, there was exception thrown here, and it probably
+        // suggest that, ip command is in place, but don't support "macsec"
+        SWSS_LOG_WARN("Cannot show MACsec ports");
+        return;
     }
 
     // Here is an example of MACsec device informations