1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 7fa18bc7e47f..b26376ef87f6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ static int __init ic_open_devs(void)
         last = &ic_first_dev;
         rtnl_lock();
 
-        /* bring loopback device up first */
+        /* bring loopback and DSA master network devices up first */
         for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
-                if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK))
+                if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev))
                         continue;
                 if (dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP) < 0)
                         pr_err("IP-Config: Failed to open %s\n", dev->name);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void __init ic_close_devs(void)
         while ((d = next)) {
                 next = d->next;
                 dev = d->dev;
-                if (dev != ic_dev) {
+                if (dev != ic_dev && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
                         DBG(("IP-Config: Downing %s\n", dev->name));
                         dev_change_flags(dev, d->flags);
                 }