diff --git a/os_net_config/tests/test_utils.py b/os_net_config/tests/test_utils.py
index 23018832..2c9a3b07 100644
--- a/os_net_config/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/os_net_config/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -478,6 +478,36 @@ class TestUtils(base.TestCase):
                           utils.bind_dpdk_interfaces, 'eth2', 'vfio-pci',
                           False)
 
+    def test_bind_dpdk_interfaces_same_driver(self):
+        mocked_open = mock.mock_open(read_data='DRIVER=vfio-pci\n')
+        self.stub_out('os_net_config.utils.open', mocked_open)
+        mocked_logger = mock.Mock()
+        self.stub_out('os_net_config.utils.logger.info', mocked_logger)
+        try:
+            utils.bind_dpdk_interfaces('eth1', 'vfio-pci', False)
+        except utils.OvsDpdkBindException:
+            self.fail("Received OvsDpdkBindException unexpectedly")
+        msg = "Driver (vfio-pci) is already bound to the device (eth1)"
+        mocked_logger.assert_called_with(msg)
+
+    def test_get_interface_driver(self):
+        mocked_open = mock.mock_open(read_data='DRIVER=vfio-pci\n')
+        self.stub_out('os_net_config.utils.open', mocked_open)
+        driver = utils.get_interface_driver('eth1')
+        self.assertEqual(driver, 'vfio-pci')
+
+    def test_get_interface_driver_fail_none(self):
+        mocked_open = mock.mock_open(read_data='')
+        self.stub_out('os_net_config.utils.open', mocked_open)
+        driver = utils.get_interface_driver('eth1')
+        self.assertFalse(driver)
+
+    def test_get_interface_driver_fail_empty(self):
+        mocked_open = mock.mock_open(read_data='DRIVER\n')
+        self.stub_out('os_net_config.utils.open', mocked_open)
+        driver = utils.get_interface_driver('eth1')
+        self.assertFalse(driver)
+
     def test__update_dpdk_map_new(self):
         utils._update_dpdk_map('eth1', '0000:03:00.0', '01:02:03:04:05:06',
                                'vfio-pci')
diff --git a/os_net_config/utils.py b/os_net_config/utils.py
index 61a2a0da..b7fa376e 100644
--- a/os_net_config/utils.py
+++ b/os_net_config/utils.py
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ def diff(filename, data):
 
 
 def bind_dpdk_interfaces(ifname, driver, noop):
+    iface_driver = get_interface_driver(ifname)
+    if iface_driver == driver:
+        logger.info("Driver (%s) is already bound to the device (%s)" %
+                    (driver, ifname))
+        return
     pci_address = get_pci_address(ifname, noop)
     if not noop:
         if pci_address:
@@ -362,6 +367,20 @@ def get_device_id(ifname):
         return
 
 
+def get_interface_driver(ifname):
+    try:
+        uevent = '%s/%s/device/uevent' % (_SYS_CLASS_NET, ifname)
+        with open(uevent, 'r') as f:
+            out = f.read().strip()
+            for line in out.split('\n'):
+                if 'DRIVER' in line:
+                    driver = line.split('=')
+                    if len(driver) == 2:
+                        return driver[1]
+    except IOError:
+        return
+
+
 def get_dpdk_devargs(ifname, noop):
     if not noop:
         vendor_id = get_vendor_id(ifname)