return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", br->stp_enabled);
 }
 
-static void set_stp_state(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
-{
-       rtnl_lock();
-       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
-       br_stp_set_enabled(br, val);
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
-       rtnl_unlock();
-}
 
 static ssize_t store_stp_state(struct device *d,
                               struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
                               size_t len)
 {
-       return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_stp_state);
+       struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
+       char *endp;
+       unsigned long val;
+
+       if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+               return -EPERM;
+
+       val = simple_strtoul(buf, &endp, 0);
+       if (endp == buf)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       rtnl_lock();
+       br_stp_set_enabled(br, val);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(stp_state, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_stp_state,
                   store_stp_state);