memcpy(dev->dev_addr, lowerdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
        }
 
+       err = netdev_upper_dev_link(lowerdev, dev);
+       if (err)
+               goto destroy_port;
+
        port->count += 1;
        err = register_netdevice(dev);
        if (err < 0)
-               goto destroy_port;
+               goto upper_dev_unlink;
 
        list_add_tail(&vlan->list, &port->vlans);
        netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(lowerdev, dev);
 
        return 0;
 
+upper_dev_unlink:
+       netdev_upper_dev_unlink(lowerdev, dev);
 destroy_port:
        port->count -= 1;
        if (!port->count)
 
        list_del(&vlan->list);
        unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
+       netdev_upper_dev_unlink(vlan->lowerdev, dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(macvlan_dellink);