diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 753fc4221f3c3587e41dfd816fd6e2771578a243..4cec8051164d6fb59212d83317b778569879043f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "br_private.h"
 
-/* net device transmit always called with no BH (preempt_disabled) */
+/* net device transmit always called with BH disabled */
 netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		if (br_multicast_rcv(br, NULL, skb))
 			goto out;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		br_flood_deliver(br, skb);
 
 out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index b01dde35a69ed3f1cecf30ebe604cc1808d72a69..7204ad3aff650bbf1236ae553cebcded9189a679 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void br_fdb_delete_by_port(struct net_bridge *br,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&br->hash_lock);
 }
 
-/* No locking or refcounting, assumes caller has no preempt (rcu_read_lock) */
+/* No locking or refcounting, assumes caller has rcu_read_lock */
 struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *__br_fdb_get(struct net_bridge *br,
 					  const unsigned char *addr)
 {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index d36e700f7a26505b4828a08302b5bfec27b06483..114365c9eb1cfc6da53c0b48987086bacc0e7c65 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int br_pass_frame_up(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		       netif_receive_skb);
 }
 
-/* note: already called with rcu_read_lock (preempt_disabled) */
+/* note: already called with rcu_read_lock */
 int br_handle_frame_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	goto out;
 }
 
-/* note: already called with rcu_read_lock (preempt_disabled) */
+/* note: already called with rcu_read_lock */
 static int br_handle_local_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_port *p = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->br_port);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static inline int is_link_local(const unsigned char *dest)
 /*
  * Called via br_handle_frame_hook.
  * Return NULL if skb is handled
- * note: already called with rcu_read_lock (preempt_disabled)
+ * note: already called with rcu_read_lock
  */
 struct sk_buff *br_handle_frame(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
index 217bd225a42f1390deb46605039941bd6ea81d1f..5854e8285a9c26d8c04a339b64aa3c70433a092c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void br_send_tcn_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 /*
  * Called from llc.
  *
- * NO locks, but rcu_read_lock (preempt_disabled)
+ * NO locks, but rcu_read_lock
  */
 void br_stp_rcv(const struct stp_proto *proto, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct net_device *dev)