diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index e682a668ce57c9c0f5b4db62438a640f03d65b34..9ce661e2590dc470b2e406102620d6751627730b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ static int br_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
+	/* dev_set_mac_addr() can be called by a master device on bridge's
+	 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER, but since it's being destroyed do nothing
+	 */
+	if (dev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
 	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data)) {
 		/* Mac address will be changed in br_stp_change_bridge_id(). */