diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index ab98c1c8b6f32dd7c5dd28478a4d26763768a7e5..3e98fb5575981cce5b14ff7e738295c3b094ce91 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 errout:
 	if (status & DO_SETLINK_MODIFIED) {
-		if (status & DO_SETLINK_NOTIFY)
+		if ((status & DO_SETLINK_NOTIFY) == DO_SETLINK_NOTIFY)
 			netdev_state_change(dev);
 
 		if (err < 0)