extern void br_init_port(struct net_bridge_port *p);
 extern void br_become_designated_port(struct net_bridge_port *p);
 
+extern void __br_set_forward_delay(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long t);
 extern int br_set_forward_delay(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long x);
 extern int br_set_hello_time(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long x);
 extern int br_set_max_age(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long x);
 
 
 }
 
+void __br_set_forward_delay(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long t)
+{
+       br->bridge_forward_delay = t;
+       if (br_is_root_bridge(br))
+               br->forward_delay = br->bridge_forward_delay;
+}
+
 int br_set_forward_delay(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
 {
        unsigned long t = clock_t_to_jiffies(val);
+       int err = -ERANGE;
 
+       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
        if (br->stp_enabled != BR_NO_STP &&
            (t < BR_MIN_FORWARD_DELAY || t > BR_MAX_FORWARD_DELAY))
-               return -ERANGE;
+               goto unlock;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
-       br->bridge_forward_delay = t;
-       if (br_is_root_bridge(br))
-               br->forward_delay = br->bridge_forward_delay;
+       __br_set_forward_delay(br, t);
+       err = 0;
+
+unlock:
        spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
-       return 0;
+       return err;
 }
 
        char *envp[] = { NULL };
 
        r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_PROC);
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+
+       if (br->bridge_forward_delay < BR_MIN_FORWARD_DELAY)
+               __br_set_forward_delay(br, BR_MIN_FORWARD_DELAY);
+       else if (br->bridge_forward_delay < BR_MAX_FORWARD_DELAY)
+               __br_set_forward_delay(br, BR_MAX_FORWARD_DELAY);
+
        if (r == 0) {
                br->stp_enabled = BR_USER_STP;
                br_debug(br, "userspace STP started\n");
                br_debug(br, "using kernel STP\n");
 
                /* To start timers on any ports left in blocking */
-               spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
                br_port_state_selection(br);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
        }
+
+       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
 }
 
 static void br_stp_stop(struct net_bridge *br)