diff --git a/meta/saisanitycheck.c b/meta/saisanitycheck.c
index 33a6a2761..cec767120 100644
--- a/meta/saisanitycheck.c
+++ b/meta/saisanitycheck.c
@@ -763,6 +763,14 @@ void check_attr_default_required(
                 }
             }
 
+            if (md->objecttype == SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT)
+            {
+                /*
+                 * Allow PORT non object list attributes to be set to internal switch values.
+                 */
+                break;
+            }
+
             if (md->defaultvalue == NULL)
             {
                 META_MD_ASSERT_FAIL(md, "default value type is provided, but default value pointer is NULL");
@@ -867,6 +875,14 @@ void check_attr_default_required(
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_IP_ADDRESS_LIST:
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_PORT_EYE_VALUES_LIST:
 
+            if (md->objecttype == SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT && md->defaultvaluetype == SAI_DEFAULT_VALUE_TYPE_SWITCH_INTERNAL)
+            {
+                /*
+                 * Allow non object lists on PORT to be set to internal default value.
+                 */
+                break;
+            }
+
             if (md->defaultvaluetype == SAI_DEFAULT_VALUE_TYPE_EMPTY_LIST)
             {
                 break;
@@ -1074,6 +1090,14 @@ void check_attr_default_value_type(
 
         case SAI_DEFAULT_VALUE_TYPE_SWITCH_INTERNAL:
 
+            if (md->objecttype == SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT)
+            {
+                /*
+                 * Allow PORT attribute list's to be set to internal.
+                 */
+                break;
+            }
+
             if (md->flags != SAI_ATTR_FLAGS_READ_ONLY)
             {
                 META_MD_ASSERT_FAIL(md, "default internal currently can be set only on read only objects");