diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 401e1d1ce1ec421676a7c603cc922ba2083d92d6..cfda146f3b3bbb799532a48e2705c2fd4b5f2661 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -1641,6 +1641,7 @@ static int macvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_UP:
+	case NETDEV_DOWN:
 	case NETDEV_CHANGE:
 		list_for_each_entry(vlan, &port->vlans, list)
 			netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(vlan->lowerdev,