diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 5a40a87c4f4fff9cdfa8e54ba54fe47587dc97b0..de7988b0349e537b83748144a059fb45db27667d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -595,8 +595,10 @@ void br_fdb_update(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *source,
 			if (unlikely(added_by_user))
 				fdb->added_by_user = 1;
 			/* Take over HW learned entry */
-			if (unlikely(fdb->added_by_external_learn))
+			if (unlikely(fdb->added_by_external_learn)) {
 				fdb->added_by_external_learn = 0;
+				fdb_modified = true;
+			}
 			if (unlikely(fdb_modified))
 				fdb_notify(br, fdb, RTM_NEWNEIGH);
 		}