diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 598c5070c62926cfec0fbe3a88497947c18ec477..efed92c7b7316e5148f5c02f228b7e93e26fa107 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -4327,7 +4327,8 @@ int be_load_fw(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *fw_file)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int be_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+static int be_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+				 u16 flags)
 {
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct nlattr *attr, *br_spec;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 7bb421bfd84ee71e93865de2ca845a4880d2d9cb..e4086fea4be2fcb4a96428f071fc6c29770fc8da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7786,7 +7786,7 @@ static int ixgbe_ndo_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 }
 
 static int ixgbe_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev,
-				    struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+				    struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct nlattr *attr, *br_spec;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
index 11f4ffcc113d83813b92599147fb93084a5da0b0..f0d607ca5e7353dac92f805316337ab4ad3f723c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -3722,7 +3722,7 @@ static int rocker_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 static int rocker_port_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev,
-				      struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+				      struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct rocker_port *rocker_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct nlattr *protinfo;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 3d37c6eb173247c382994a1895b71f09c97a15f6..16251e96e6aa506f0f19a8b0f3f38d06c6a5aee1 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1154,13 +1154,15 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 						int idx);
 
 	int			(*ndo_bridge_setlink)(struct net_device *dev,
-						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
+						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+						      u16 flags);
 	int			(*ndo_bridge_getlink)(struct sk_buff *skb,
 						      u32 pid, u32 seq,
 						      struct net_device *dev,
 						      u32 filter_mask);
 	int			(*ndo_bridge_dellink)(struct net_device *dev,
-						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
+						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+						      u16 flags);
 	int			(*ndo_change_carrier)(struct net_device *dev,
 						      bool new_carrier);
 	int			(*ndo_get_phys_port_id)(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index e08b260f33fe032d114bf05a5320ac5d253889d3..088e8020384592d7b227aee7ad2714f174b02971 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int br_setport(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct nlattr *tb[])
 }
 
 /* Change state and parameters on port. */
-int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct nlattr *protinfo;
 	struct nlattr *afspec;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 }
 
 /* Delete port information */
-int br_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+int br_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct nlattr *afspec;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index e8e3f3681680d89d56aae7bf7d5bd6bb369607f3..de0919975a25318093cfa640231239f58c113f61 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ extern struct rtnl_link_ops br_link_ops;
 int br_netlink_init(void);
 void br_netlink_fini(void);
 void br_ifinfo_notify(int event, struct net_bridge_port *port);
-int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg);
-int br_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg);
+int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg, u16 flags);
+int br_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg, u16 flags);
 int br_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq, struct net_device *dev,
 	       u32 filter_mask);
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index fedd7ab4085a767c7f855bf60cb79412886d0bc7..673cb4c6f391b3d07d57dc378bb2c228d223fdb8 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ static int rtnl_bridge_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		err = br_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh);
+		err = br_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh, flags);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -3002,7 +3002,8 @@ static int rtnl_bridge_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		if (!dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink)
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		else
-			err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh);
+			err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh,
+								  flags);
 		if (!err) {
 			flags &= ~BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF;
 
@@ -3064,7 +3065,7 @@ static int rtnl_bridge_dellink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		err = br_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_dellink(dev, nlh);
+		err = br_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_dellink(dev, nlh, flags);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -3075,7 +3076,8 @@ static int rtnl_bridge_dellink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		if (!dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_dellink)
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		else
-			err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_dellink(dev, nlh);
+			err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_dellink(dev, nlh,
+								  flags);
 
 		if (!err) {
 			flags &= ~BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF;