diff --git a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
index 7970f8540cbb..3148cb3a8e82 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ static int add_del_if(struct net_bridge *br, int ifindex, int isadd)
 
 	if (isadd)
 		ret = br_add_if(br, dev);
-	else
+	else {
 		ret = br_del_if(br, dev);
+		rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, IFF_MASTER, GFP_KERNEL);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }