diff --git a/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go b/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go
index cf5ad570f..35eb7c8e6 100644
--- a/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go
+++ b/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go
@@ -126,8 +126,12 @@ func (nd *pciNetDevice) GetDDPProfiles() string {
 		pfPCI := nd.GetPfPciAddr()
 		ddpProfile, err = nd.getDDPProfile(pfPCI)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.Infof("GetDDPProfiles(): unable to get ddp profiles for PCI %s and PF PCI device %s : %q", pciAddr, pfPCI, err)
-			return ""
+			//default to ddptool if devlink failed
+			ddpProfile, err = utils.GetDDPProfiles(pciAddr)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Infof("GetDDPProfiles(): unable to get ddp profiles for PCI %s and PF PCI device %s : %q", pciAddr, pfPCI, err)
+				return ""
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return ddpProfile