2 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index ebfa4443c69b..60aca9109a50 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -707,6 +707,11 @@ int br_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
                 }
         }
 
+        if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
+                pr_info("bridge: RTM_NEWNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
         p = br_port_get_rtnl(dev);
         if (p == NULL) {
                 pr_info("bridge: RTM_NEWNEIGH %s not a bridge port\n",
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9007533867f0..3de740834d1f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2109,10 +2109,6 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
         }
 
         addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-        if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
-                pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_NEWNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
 
         err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -2210,10 +2206,6 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
         }
 
         addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-        if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
-                pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_DELNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
 
         err = -EOPNOTSUPP;