diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index cc8f3e506cded3fbcc9a64bbd369577c5f7cb52d..47344759306011b5bb940e9cab9237b9e9f624b4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -1155,6 +1155,7 @@ static int fib_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 static int fib_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info;
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	unsigned int flags;
@@ -1193,6 +1194,14 @@ static int fib_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, vo
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
 		rt_cache_flush(net);
 		break;
+	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
+		info = ptr;
+		/* flush all routes if dev is linked to or unlinked from
+		 * an L3 master device (e.g., VRF)
+		 */
+		if (info->upper_dev && netif_is_l3_master(info->upper_dev))
+			fib_disable_ip(dev, NETDEV_DOWN, true);
+		break;
 	}
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }