diff --git a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
index 263b4de4de57..f8fc6241469a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ static int add_del_if(struct net_bridge *br, int ifindex, int isadd)
 static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_bridge_port *p = NULL;
 	unsigned long args[4];
+	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(args, rq->ifr_data, sizeof(args)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -182,25 +184,29 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		return br_set_forward_delay(br, args[1]);
+		ret = br_set_forward_delay(br, args[1]);
+		break;
 
 	case BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_HELLO_TIME:
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		return br_set_hello_time(br, args[1]);
+		ret = br_set_hello_time(br, args[1]);
+		break;
 
 	case BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_MAX_AGE:
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		return br_set_max_age(br, args[1]);
+		ret = br_set_max_age(br, args[1]);
+		break;
 
 	case BRCTL_SET_AGEING_TIME:
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		return br_set_ageing_time(br, args[1]);
+		ret = br_set_ageing_time(br, args[1]);
+		break;
 
 	case BRCTL_GET_PORT_INFO:
 	{
@@ -240,20 +246,19 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 			return -EPERM;
 
 		br_stp_set_enabled(br, args[1]);
-		return 0;
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
 
 	case BRCTL_SET_BRIDGE_PRIORITY:
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
 		br_stp_set_bridge_priority(br, args[1]);
-		return 0;
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
 
 	case BRCTL_SET_PORT_PRIORITY:
 	{
-		struct net_bridge_port *p;
-		int ret;
-
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
@@ -263,14 +268,11 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 		else
 			ret = br_stp_set_port_priority(p, args[2]);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
-		return ret;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	case BRCTL_SET_PATH_COST:
 	{
-		struct net_bridge_port *p;
-		int ret;
-
 		if (!ns_capable(dev_net(dev)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
@@ -280,8 +282,7 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 		else
 			ret = br_stp_set_path_cost(p, args[2]);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
-
-		return ret;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	case BRCTL_GET_FDB_ENTRIES:
@@ -289,7 +290,14 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 				       args[2], args[3]);
 	}
 
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!ret) {
+		if (p)
+			br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
+		else
+			netdev_state_change(br->dev);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int old_deviceless(struct net *net, void __user *uarg)