diff --git a/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py b/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py
index e052e4cc1..a1354e5d3 100644
--- a/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py
+++ b/sonic-xcvrd/xcvrd/xcvrd.py
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ def on_port_update_event(self, port_change_event):
             return
 
         # Skip if it's not a physical port
-        if not lport.startswith('Ethernet'):
+        if not re.match('^Ethernet[0-9]*$', lport):
             return
 
         # Skip if the physical index is not available