diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 6814083..5b1ed1b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
 
 	p->state = new_state;
 	br_log_state(p);
+	br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp.c b/net/bridge/br_stp.c
index fcff622..4d651af 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp.c
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@
 
 		p->state = BR_STATE_BLOCKING;
 		br_log_state(p);
+		br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
+
 		del_timer(&p->forward_delay_timer);
 	}
 }
@@ -386,8 +388,8 @@
 		p->state = BR_STATE_LEARNING;
 
 	br_multicast_enable_port(p);
-
 	br_log_state(p);
+	br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
 
 	if (br->forward_delay != 0)
 		mod_timer(&p->forward_delay_timer, jiffies + br->forward_delay);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
index 6f615b8..10eda3c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 	br_init_port(p);
 	br_port_state_selection(p->br);
 	br_log_state(p);
+	br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@
 	p->topology_change_ack = 0;
 	p->config_pending = 0;
 
+	br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
+
 	del_timer(&p->message_age_timer);
 	del_timer(&p->forward_delay_timer);
 	del_timer(&p->hold_timer);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_timer.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_timer.c
index 3e96514..58de2a0 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_timer.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_timer.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 		netif_carrier_on(br->dev);
 	}
 	br_log_state(p);
+	br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
 	spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }