diff --git a/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst b/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst
index dceb49d56a91..70c4fb9d4e5c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/net_device.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct_dev_ifalias*                 ifalias
 unsigned_long                       mem_end                                                         
 unsigned_long                       mem_start                                                       
 unsigned_long                       base_addr                                                       
-unsigned_long                       state                                                           
+unsigned_long                       state                   read_mostly         read_mostly         netif_running(dev)
 struct_list_head                    dev_list                                                        
 struct_list_head                    napi_list                                                       
 struct_list_head                    unreg_list                                                      
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index c6f6ac779b34..cb37817d6382 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2072,6 +2072,7 @@ struct net_device {
 		struct pcpu_sw_netstats __percpu	*tstats;
 		struct pcpu_dstats __percpu		*dstats;
 	};
+	unsigned long		state;
 	unsigned int		flags;
 	unsigned short		hard_header_len;
 	netdev_features_t	features;
@@ -2117,7 +2118,6 @@ struct net_device {
 	 *	part of the usual set specified in Space.c.
 	 */
 
-	unsigned long		state;
 
 	struct list_head	dev_list;
 	struct list_head	napi_list;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 722787c32755..303a6ff46e4e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -11665,11 +11665,12 @@ static void __init net_dev_struct_check(void)
 
 	/* TXRX read-mostly hotpath */
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, lstats);
+	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, state);
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, flags);
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, hard_header_len);
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, features);
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, ip6_ptr);
-	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_SIZE(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, 38);
+	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_SIZE(struct net_device, net_device_read_txrx, 46);
 
 	/* RX read-mostly hotpath */
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct net_device, net_device_read_rx, ptype_specific);