br_send_config_bpdu(p, &bpdu);
                p->topology_change_ack = 0;
                p->config_pending = 0;
-               mod_timer(&p->hold_timer,
-                         round_jiffies(jiffies + BR_HOLD_TIME));
+               if (p->br->stp_enabled == BR_KERNEL_STP)
+                       mod_timer(&p->hold_timer,
+                                 round_jiffies(jiffies + BR_HOLD_TIME));
        }
 }
 
 
        struct net_bridge_port *p;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
-       mod_timer(&br->hello_timer, jiffies + br->hello_time);
+       if (br->stp_enabled == BR_KERNEL_STP)
+               mod_timer(&br->hello_timer, jiffies + br->hello_time);
        mod_timer(&br->gc_timer, jiffies + HZ/10);
 
        br_config_bpdu_generation(br);
        int r;
        char *argv[] = { BR_STP_PROG, br->dev->name, "start", NULL };
        char *envp[] = { NULL };
+       struct net_bridge_port *p;
 
        r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_PROC);
 
        if (r == 0) {
                br->stp_enabled = BR_USER_STP;
                br_debug(br, "userspace STP started\n");
+               /* Stop hello and hold timers */
+               del_timer(&br->hello_timer);
+               list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list)
+                       del_timer(&p->hold_timer);
        } else {
                br->stp_enabled = BR_KERNEL_STP;
                br_debug(br, "using kernel STP\n");
        int r;
        char *argv[] = { BR_STP_PROG, br->dev->name, "stop", NULL };
        char *envp[] = { NULL };
+       struct net_bridge_port *p;
 
        if (br->stp_enabled == BR_USER_STP) {
                r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_PROC);
                br_info(br, "userspace STP stopped, return code %d\n", r);
 
                /* To start timers on any ports left in blocking */
+               mod_timer(&br->hello_timer, jiffies + br->hello_time);
+               list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list)
+                       mod_timer(&p->hold_timer,
+                                 round_jiffies(jiffies + BR_HOLD_TIME));
                spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
                br_port_state_selection(br);
                spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);