{
        struct net_device *dev = arg;
        struct net_bridge_port *p;
+       struct net_bridge *br;
 
        rtnl_lock();
        p = dev->br_port;
        if (!p)
                goto done;
-
-       if (netif_carrier_ok(p->dev)) {
-               u32 cost = port_cost(p->dev);
-
-               spin_lock_bh(&p->br->lock);
-               if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED) {
-                       p->path_cost = cost;
-                       br_stp_enable_port(p);
+       br = p->br;
+
+       if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+               p->path_cost = port_cost(dev);
+
+       if (br->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
+               spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+               if (netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
+                       if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
+                               br_stp_enable_port(p);
+               } else {
+                       if (p->state != BR_STATE_DISABLED)
+                               br_stp_disable_port(p);
                }
-               spin_unlock_bh(&p->br->lock);
-       } else {
-               spin_lock_bh(&p->br->lock);
-               if (p->state != BR_STATE_DISABLED)
-                       br_stp_disable_port(p);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&p->br->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
        }
 done:
        rtnl_unlock();