diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index dc4411165e43..1f99678751df 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ static int vlan_group_prealloc_vid(struct vlan_group *vg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void vlan_stacked_transfer_operstate(const struct net_device *rootdev,
+					    struct net_device *dev,
+					    struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan)
+{
+	if (!(vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_BRIDGE_BINDING))
+		netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(rootdev, dev);
+}
+
 void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan = vlan_dev_priv(dev);
@@ -180,7 +188,7 @@ int register_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 	/* Account for reference in struct vlan_dev_priv */
 	dev_hold(real_dev);
 
-	netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(real_dev, dev);
+	vlan_stacked_transfer_operstate(real_dev, dev, vlan);
 	linkwatch_fire_event(dev); /* _MUST_ call rfc2863_policy() */
 
 	/* So, got the sucker initialized, now lets place
@@ -399,7 +407,8 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 	case NETDEV_CHANGE:
 		/* Propagate real device state to vlan devices */
 		vlan_group_for_each_dev(grp, i, vlandev)
-			netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev);
+			vlan_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev,
+							vlan_dev_priv(vlandev));
 		break;
 
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
@@ -446,7 +455,8 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 		dev_close_many(&close_list, false);
 
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(vlandev, tmp, &close_list, close_list) {
-			netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev);
+			vlan_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev,
+							vlan_dev_priv(vlandev));
 			list_del_init(&vlandev->close_list);
 		}
 		list_del(&close_list);
@@ -463,7 +473,7 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 			if (!(vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_LOOSE_BINDING))
 				dev_change_flags(vlandev, flgs | IFF_UP,
 						 extack);
-			netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev);
+			vlan_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev, vlan);
 		}
 		break;
 
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index ed996b500b10..f044ae56a313 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ static int vlan_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_MVRP)
 		vlan_mvrp_request_join(dev);
 
-	if (netif_carrier_ok(real_dev))
+	if (netif_carrier_ok(real_dev) &&
+	    !(vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_BRIDGE_BINDING))
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -327,7 +328,8 @@ static int vlan_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr))
 		dev_uc_del(real_dev, dev->dev_addr);
 
-	netif_carrier_off(dev);
+	if (!(vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_BRIDGE_BINDING))
+		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +553,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vlan_netdev_ops;
 
 static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(dev)->real_dev;
+	struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan = vlan_dev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan->real_dev;
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
@@ -562,6 +565,9 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 					  (1<<__LINK_STATE_DORMANT))) |
 		      (1<<__LINK_STATE_PRESENT);
 
+	if (vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_BRIDGE_BINDING)
+		dev->state |= (1 << __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER);
+
 	dev->hw_features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG |
 			   NETIF_F_FRAGLIST | NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE |
 			   NETIF_F_GSO_ENCAP_ALL |
@@ -592,8 +598,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 #endif
 
 	dev->needed_headroom = real_dev->needed_headroom;
-	if (vlan_hw_offload_capable(real_dev->features,
-				    vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_proto)) {
+	if (vlan_hw_offload_capable(real_dev->features, vlan->vlan_proto)) {
 		dev->header_ops      = &vlan_passthru_header_ops;
 		dev->hard_header_len = real_dev->hard_header_len;
 	} else {
@@ -607,8 +612,8 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass(dev));
 
-	vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
-	if (!vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats)
+	vlan->vlan_pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
+	if (!vlan->vlan_pcpu_stats)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;