diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst
index a8d15dd2b42b72eef0f9cbe55b7f431033b1be2a..e9517af5fe02ebcf5fdb3f86153930955e77d9bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst
@@ -273,10 +273,6 @@ will not make us go through the switch tagging protocol transmit function, so
 the Ethernet switch on the other end, expecting a tag will typically drop this
 frame.
 
-Slave network devices check that the master network device is UP before allowing
-you to administratively bring UP these slave network devices. A common
-configuration mistake is forgetting to bring UP the master network device first.
-
 Interactions with other subsystems
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 960948290001eed4d07a8d20327e9158659adc45..c310c7c1cef7f21538d248926aab6303cecf68b0 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
-#include <net/dsa.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/udp.h>
 #include <net/addrconf.h>
@@ -658,15 +657,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__netpoll_setup);
 
 int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
 {
-	struct net_device *ndev = NULL, *dev = NULL;
-	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
+	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 	int err;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	if (np->dev_name[0])
+	if (np->dev_name[0]) {
+		struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
 		ndev = __dev_get_by_name(net, np->dev_name);
-
+	}
 	if (!ndev) {
 		np_err(np, "%s doesn't exist, aborting\n", np->dev_name);
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -674,19 +673,6 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
 	}
 	dev_hold(ndev);
 
-	/* bring up DSA management network devices up first */
-	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
-		if (!netdev_uses_dsa(dev))
-			continue;
-
-		err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP, NULL);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			np_err(np, "%s failed to open %s\n",
-			       np->dev_name, dev->name);
-			goto put;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (netdev_master_upper_dev_get(ndev)) {
 		np_err(np, "%s is a slave device, aborting\n", np->dev_name);
 		err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index b0571ab4e5a755cdce7cd7c4477d4ca7ff866309..f77e9eeb1a620cf0cb4ee5185ae8d8b474e93e97 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ static int dsa_slave_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	if (!(master->flags & IFF_UP))
-		return -ENETDOWN;
+	err = dev_open(master, NULL);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "failed to open master %s\n", master->name);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr)) {
 		err = dev_uc_add(master, dev->dev_addr);
@@ -2078,6 +2081,30 @@ static int dsa_slave_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		err = dsa_port_lag_change(dp, info->lower_state_info);
 		return notifier_from_errno(err);
 	}
+	case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN: {
+		struct dsa_port *dp, *cpu_dp;
+		struct dsa_switch_tree *dst;
+		LIST_HEAD(close_list);
+
+		if (!netdev_uses_dsa(dev))
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+		cpu_dp = dev->dsa_ptr;
+		dst = cpu_dp->ds->dst;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(dp, &dst->ports, list) {
+			if (!dsa_is_user_port(dp->ds, dp->index))
+				continue;
+
+			list_add(&dp->slave->close_list, &close_list);
+		}
+
+		dev_close_many(&close_list, true);
+
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+	}
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 3cd13e1bc6a7009255a3aea0cf668c0142ae0022..f9ab1fb219ec73f861e707651896aeca56fcc4c1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
-#include <net/dsa.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/ipconfig.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
@@ -218,9 +217,9 @@ static int __init ic_open_devs(void)
 	last = &ic_first_dev;
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	/* bring loopback and DSA master network devices up first */
+	/* bring loopback device up first */
 	for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
-		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev))
+		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK))
 			continue;
 		if (dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP, NULL) < 0)
 			pr_err("IP-Config: Failed to open %s\n", dev->name);
@@ -305,6 +304,9 @@ static int __init ic_open_devs(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Close all network interfaces except the one we've autoconfigured, and its
+ * lowers, in case it's a stacked virtual interface.
+ */
 static void __init ic_close_devs(void)
 {
 	struct ic_device *d, *next;
@@ -313,9 +315,20 @@ static void __init ic_close_devs(void)
 	rtnl_lock();
 	next = ic_first_dev;
 	while ((d = next)) {
+		bool bring_down = (d != ic_dev);
+		struct net_device *lower_dev;
+		struct list_head *iter;
+
 		next = d->next;
 		dev = d->dev;
-		if (d != ic_dev && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
+
+		netdev_for_each_lower_dev(ic_dev->dev, lower_dev, iter) {
+			if (dev == lower_dev) {
+				bring_down = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (bring_down) {
 			pr_debug("IP-Config: Downing %s\n", dev->name);
 			dev_change_flags(dev, d->flags, NULL);
 		}