diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 078d336a1f37..a9f54a9b6690 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ static void del_nbp(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 	br_fdb_delete_by_port(br, p, 1);
 	nbp_update_port_count(br);
 
+	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(dev, br->dev);
+
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_BRIDGE_PORT;
 
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(dev);
 
-	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(dev, br->dev);
-
 	br_multicast_del_port(p);
 
 	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
@@ -476,16 +476,16 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err3;
 
-	err = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(dev, br->dev);
+	err = netdev_rx_handler_register(dev, br_handle_frame, p);
 	if (err)
 		goto err4;
 
-	err = netdev_rx_handler_register(dev, br_handle_frame, p);
+	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_BRIDGE_PORT;
+
+	err = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(dev, br->dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err5;
 
-	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_BRIDGE_PORT;
-
 	dev_disable_lro(dev);
 
 	list_add_rcu(&p->list, &br->port_list);
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 err5:
-	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(dev, br->dev);
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_BRIDGE_PORT;
+	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(dev);
 err4:
 	br_netpoll_disable(p);
 err3: