1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/failover.c b/net/core/failover.c
index 4a92a98ccce9..b5cd3c727285 100644
--- a/net/core/failover.c
+++ b/net/core/failover.c
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ static int failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev)
                 goto err_upper_link;
         }
 
-        slave_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE;
+        slave_dev->priv_flags |= (IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK);
 
         if (fops && fops->slave_register &&
             !fops->slave_register(slave_dev, failover_dev))
                 return NOTIFY_OK;
 
         netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave_dev, failover_dev);
-        slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE;
+        slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK);
 err_upper_link:
         netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
 done:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int failover_slave_unregister(struct net_device *slave_dev)
 
         netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
         netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave_dev, failover_dev);
-        slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE;
+        slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK);
 
         if (fops && fops->slave_unregister &&
             !fops->slave_unregister(slave_dev, failover_dev))