diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 5564435..1461b19 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -297,6 +297,21 @@
 
 #endif
 
+static int br_add_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
+
+{
+	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	return br_add_if(br, slave_dev);
+}
+
+static int br_del_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
+{
+	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	return br_del_if(br, slave_dev);
+}
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops br_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo    = br_getinfo,
 	.get_link	= ethtool_op_get_link,
@@ -326,6 +341,8 @@
 	.ndo_netpoll_cleanup	 = br_netpoll_cleanup,
 	.ndo_poll_controller	 = br_poll_controller,
 #endif
+	.ndo_add_slave		 = br_add_slave,
+	.ndo_del_slave		 = br_del_slave,
 };
 
 static void br_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 2a6801d..dce8f00 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
 
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(dev);
 
+	netdev_set_master(dev, NULL);
+
 	br_multicast_del_port(p);
 
 	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
@@ -429,10 +431,14 @@
 	if (br_netpoll_info(br) && ((err = br_netpoll_enable(p))))
 		goto err3;
 
-	err = netdev_rx_handler_register(dev, br_handle_frame, p);
+	err = netdev_set_master(dev, br->dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err3;
 
+	err = netdev_rx_handler_register(dev, br_handle_frame, p);
+	if (err)
+		goto err4;
+
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_BRIDGE_PORT;
 
 	dev_disable_lro(dev);
@@ -455,6 +461,9 @@
 	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err4:
+	netdev_set_master(dev, NULL);
 err3:
 	sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, p->dev->name);
 err2: