diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 13f34acb2a8e..c3b77dceb937 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netpoll.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
@@ -322,7 +323,8 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* Don't allow bridging non-ethernet like devices */
 	if ((dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) ||
-	    dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER || dev->addr_len != ETH_ALEN)
+	    dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER || dev->addr_len != ETH_ALEN ||
+	    !is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* No bridging of bridges */
@@ -349,10 +351,6 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	err = kobject_init_and_add(&p->kobj, &brport_ktype, &(dev->dev.kobj),
 				   SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_ATTR);
-	if (err)
-		goto err0;
-
-	err = br_fdb_insert(br, p, dev->dev_addr);
 	if (err)
 		goto err1;
 
@@ -394,6 +392,9 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev_set_mtu(br->dev, br_min_mtu(br));
 
+	if (br_fdb_insert(br, p, dev->dev_addr))
+		netdev_err(dev, "failed insert local address bridge forwarding table\n");
+
 	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -403,11 +404,9 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 err3:
 	sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, p->dev->name);
 err2:
-	br_fdb_delete_by_port(br, p, 1);
-err1:
 	kobject_put(&p->kobj);
 	p = NULL; /* kobject_put frees */
-err0:
+err1:
 	dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1);
 put_back:
 	dev_put(dev);