diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 6b09213..b4b9068 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@
 	if (vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_GVRP)
 		vlan_gvrp_request_join(dev);
 
+	netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	return 0;
 
 clear_allmulti:
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@
 	if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr))
 		dev_unicast_delete(real_dev, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 out:
+	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -492,6 +494,7 @@
 	if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr))
 		dev_unicast_delete(real_dev, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
+	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -612,6 +615,8 @@
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
 	int subclass = 0;
 
+	netif_carrier_off(dev);
+
 	/* IFF_BROADCAST|IFF_MULTICAST; ??? */
 	dev->flags  = real_dev->flags & ~(IFF_UP | IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI);
 	dev->iflink = real_dev->ifindex;