diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 32b8f9f7f79e4a5ce555e4c803f7ecd79878006e..ff3ed6086ce1c6b6b4b5111c034d14a208c0d045 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static int br_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	netdev_update_features(dev);
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 	br_stp_enable_bridge(br);
@@ -108,8 +107,6 @@ static int br_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-
 	br_stp_disable_bridge(br);
 	br_multicast_stop(br);