rocker_port->stp_state == BR_STATE_FORWARDING)
                return 0;
 
-       flags |= ROCKER_OP_FLAG_REMOVE;
+       flags |= ROCKER_OP_FLAG_NOWAIT | ROCKER_OP_FLAG_REMOVE;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&rocker->fdb_tbl_lock, lock_flags);
 
 
        switch (attr->id) {
        case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_STP_STATE:
-               err = rocker_port_stp_update(rocker_port, trans,
-                                            ROCKER_OP_FLAG_NOWAIT,
+               err = rocker_port_stp_update(rocker_port, trans, 0,
                                             attr->u.stp_state);
                break;
        case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS:
                               const struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb *fdb)
 {
        __be16 vlan_id = rocker_port_vid_to_vlan(rocker_port, fdb->vid, NULL);
-       int flags = ROCKER_OP_FLAG_NOWAIT | ROCKER_OP_FLAG_REMOVE;
+       int flags = ROCKER_OP_FLAG_REMOVE;
 
        if (!rocker_port_is_bridged(rocker_port))
                return -EINVAL;