diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 53ce06ed4a88..90ae4f314b6c 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -4395,6 +4395,8 @@ u32 xdp_master_redirect(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 	struct net_device *master, *slave;
 
 	master = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(xdp->rxq->dev);
+	if (unlikely(!(master->flags & IFF_UP)))
+		return XDP_ABORTED;
 	slave = master->netdev_ops->ndo_xdp_get_xmit_slave(master, xdp);
 	if (slave && slave != xdp->rxq->dev) {
 		/* The target device is different from the receiving device, so