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);
 		}