diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
index fcbe5b1545b8..c712bf3da0a0 100644
--- a/net/dsa/port.c
+++ b/net/dsa/port.c
@@ -122,26 +122,82 @@ void dsa_port_disable(struct dsa_port *dp)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
-static void dsa_port_change_brport_flags(struct dsa_port *dp,
-					 bool bridge_offload)
+static int dsa_port_inherit_brport_flags(struct dsa_port *dp,
+					 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct switchdev_brport_flags flags;
-	int flag;
+	const unsigned long mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD |
+				   BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
+	struct net_device *brport_dev = dsa_port_to_bridge_port(dp);
+	int flag, err;
 
-	flags.mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD | BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
-	if (bridge_offload)
-		flags.val = flags.mask;
-	else
-		flags.val = flags.mask & ~BR_LEARNING;
+	for_each_set_bit(flag, &mask, 32) {
+		struct switchdev_brport_flags flags = {0};
 
-	for_each_set_bit(flag, &flags.mask, 32) {
-		struct switchdev_brport_flags tmp;
+		flags.mask = BIT(flag);
 
-		tmp.val = flags.val & BIT(flag);
-		tmp.mask = BIT(flag);
+		if (br_port_flag_is_set(brport_dev, BIT(flag)))
+			flags.val = BIT(flag);
 
-		dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, tmp, NULL);
+		err = dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, flags, extack);
+		if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			return err;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void dsa_port_clear_brport_flags(struct dsa_port *dp)
+{
+	const unsigned long val = BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD | BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
+	const unsigned long mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD |
+				   BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
+	int flag, err;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(flag, &mask, 32) {
+		struct switchdev_brport_flags flags = {0};
+
+		flags.mask = BIT(flag);
+		flags.val = val & BIT(flag);
+
+		err = dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, flags, NULL);
+		if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			dev_err(dp->ds->dev,
+				"failed to clear bridge port flag %lu: %pe\n",
+				flags.val, ERR_PTR(err));
+	}
+}
+
+static int dsa_port_switchdev_sync(struct dsa_port *dp,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = dsa_port_inherit_brport_flags(dp, extack);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void dsa_port_switchdev_unsync(struct dsa_port *dp)
+{
+	/* Configure the port for standalone mode (no address learning,
+	 * flood everything).
+	 * The bridge only emits SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS events
+	 * when the user requests it through netlink or sysfs, but not
+	 * automatically at port join or leave, so we need to handle resetting
+	 * the brport flags ourselves. But we even prefer it that way, because
+	 * otherwise, some setups might never get the notification they need,
+	 * for example, when a port leaves a LAG that offloads the bridge,
+	 * it becomes standalone, but as far as the bridge is concerned, no
+	 * port ever left.
+	 */
+	dsa_port_clear_brport_flags(dp);
+
+	/* Port left the bridge, put in BR_STATE_DISABLED by the bridge layer,
+	 * so allow it to be in BR_STATE_FORWARDING to be kept functional
+	 */
+	dsa_port_set_state_now(dp, BR_STATE_FORWARDING);
 }
 
 int dsa_port_bridge_join(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br,
@@ -155,24 +211,25 @@ int dsa_port_bridge_join(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br,
 	};
 	int err;
 
-	/* Notify the port driver to set its configurable flags in a way that
-	 * matches the initial settings of a bridge port.
-	 */
-	dsa_port_change_brport_flags(dp, true);
-
 	/* Here the interface is already bridged. Reflect the current
 	 * configuration so that drivers can program their chips accordingly.
 	 */
 	dp->bridge_dev = br;
 
 	err = dsa_broadcast(DSA_NOTIFIER_BRIDGE_JOIN, &info);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_rollback;
 
-	/* The bridging is rolled back on error */
-	if (err) {
-		dsa_port_change_brport_flags(dp, false);
-		dp->bridge_dev = NULL;
-	}
+	err = dsa_port_switchdev_sync(dp, extack);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_rollback_unbridge;
 
+	return 0;
+
+out_rollback_unbridge:
+	dsa_broadcast(DSA_NOTIFIER_BRIDGE_LEAVE, &info);
+out_rollback:
+	dp->bridge_dev = NULL;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -195,23 +252,7 @@ void dsa_port_bridge_leave(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br)
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("DSA: failed to notify DSA_NOTIFIER_BRIDGE_LEAVE\n");
 
-	/* Configure the port for standalone mode (no address learning,
-	 * flood everything).
-	 * The bridge only emits SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS events
-	 * when the user requests it through netlink or sysfs, but not
-	 * automatically at port join or leave, so we need to handle resetting
-	 * the brport flags ourselves. But we even prefer it that way, because
-	 * otherwise, some setups might never get the notification they need,
-	 * for example, when a port leaves a LAG that offloads the bridge,
-	 * it becomes standalone, but as far as the bridge is concerned, no
-	 * port ever left.
-	 */
-	dsa_port_change_brport_flags(dp, false);
-
-	/* Port left the bridge, put in BR_STATE_DISABLED by the bridge layer,
-	 * so allow it to be in BR_STATE_FORWARDING to be kept functional
-	 */
-	dsa_port_set_state_now(dp, BR_STATE_FORWARDING);
+	dsa_port_switchdev_unsync(dp);
 }
 
 int dsa_port_lag_change(struct dsa_port *dp,