diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index ce12c3427bad73aef6049efbbf8a161d377225ce..3157da2adf6be9d31c8a0744a526ec070451c697 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -2476,6 +2476,9 @@ static int dsa_slave_changeupper(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
 	int err = NOTIFY_DONE;
 
+	if (!dsa_slave_dev_check(dev))
+		return err;
+
 	extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(&info->info);
 
 	if (netif_is_bridge_master(info->upper_dev)) {
@@ -2531,6 +2534,9 @@ static int dsa_slave_prechangeupper(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
 
+	if (!dsa_slave_dev_check(dev))
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	if (netif_is_bridge_master(info->upper_dev) && !info->linking)
 		dsa_port_pre_bridge_leave(dp, info->upper_dev);
 	else if (netif_is_lag_master(info->upper_dev) && !info->linking)
@@ -2551,6 +2557,9 @@ dsa_slave_lag_changeupper(struct net_device *dev,
 	int err = NOTIFY_DONE;
 	struct dsa_port *dp;
 
+	if (!netif_is_lag_master(dev))
+		return err;
+
 	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower, iter) {
 		if (!dsa_slave_dev_check(lower))
 			continue;
@@ -2580,6 +2589,9 @@ dsa_slave_lag_prechangeupper(struct net_device *dev,
 	int err = NOTIFY_DONE;
 	struct dsa_port *dp;
 
+	if (!netif_is_lag_master(dev))
+		return err;
+
 	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower, iter) {
 		if (!dsa_slave_dev_check(lower))
 			continue;
@@ -2701,22 +2713,29 @@ static int dsa_slave_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		if (err != NOTIFY_DONE)
 			return err;
 
-		if (dsa_slave_dev_check(dev))
-			return dsa_slave_prechangeupper(dev, ptr);
+		err = dsa_slave_prechangeupper(dev, ptr);
+		if (notifier_to_errno(err))
+			return err;
 
-		if (netif_is_lag_master(dev))
-			return dsa_slave_lag_prechangeupper(dev, ptr);
+		err = dsa_slave_lag_prechangeupper(dev, ptr);
+		if (notifier_to_errno(err))
+			return err;
 
 		break;
 	}
-	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
-		if (dsa_slave_dev_check(dev))
-			return dsa_slave_changeupper(dev, ptr);
+	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER: {
+		int err;
+
+		err = dsa_slave_changeupper(dev, ptr);
+		if (notifier_to_errno(err))
+			return err;
 
-		if (netif_is_lag_master(dev))
-			return dsa_slave_lag_changeupper(dev, ptr);
+		err = dsa_slave_lag_changeupper(dev, ptr);
+		if (notifier_to_errno(err))
+			return err;
 
 		break;
+	}
 	case NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE: {
 		struct netdev_notifier_changelowerstate_info *info = ptr;
 		struct dsa_port *dp;