diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 37fe693471a8..1edd71d44a4c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ void br_port_carrier_check(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 	struct net_device *dev = p->dev;
 	struct net_bridge *br = p->br;
 
-	if (netif_running(dev) && netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+	if (netif_running(dev) && netif_oper_up(dev))
 		p->path_cost = port_cost(dev);
 
 	if (!netif_running(br->dev))
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
-	if (netif_running(dev) && netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
+	if (netif_running(dev) && netif_oper_up(dev)) {
 		if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
 			br_stp_enable_port(p);
 	} else {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
 	changed_addr = br_stp_recalculate_bridge_id(br);
 
-	if ((dev->flags & IFF_UP) && netif_carrier_ok(dev) &&
+	if (netif_running(dev) && netif_oper_up(dev) &&
 	    (br->dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 		br_stp_enable_port(p);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 97ba0189c6f7..caa3f6919436 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -181,8 +181,11 @@ static int br_set_port_state(struct net_bridge_port *p, u8 state)
 	if (p->br->stp_enabled == BR_KERNEL_STP)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	/* if device is not up, change is not allowed
+	 * if link is not present, only allowable state is disabled
+	 */
 	if (!netif_running(p->dev) ||
-	    (!netif_carrier_ok(p->dev) && state != BR_STATE_DISABLED))
+	    (!netif_oper_up(p->dev) && state != BR_STATE_DISABLED))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
 	p->state = state;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_notify.c b/net/bridge/br_notify.c
index a76b62135558..1644b3e1f947 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_notify.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_notify.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int br_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event, v
 		break;
 
 	case NETDEV_UP:
-		if (netif_carrier_ok(dev) && (br->dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
+		if (netif_running(br->dev) && netif_oper_up(dev)) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
 			br_stp_enable_port(p);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
index 9d5a414a3943..7b5197c7de13 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void br_stp_enable_bridge(struct net_bridge *br)
 	br_config_bpdu_generation(br);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list) {
-		if ((p->dev->flags & IFF_UP) && netif_carrier_ok(p->dev))
+		if (netif_running(p->dev) && netif_oper_up(p->dev))
 			br_stp_enable_port(p);
 
 	}