diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index 9f75cd66ae38..858ba844ac51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -2233,6 +2233,7 @@ dpaa2_switch_prechangeupper_sanity_checks(struct net_device *netdev,
 static int dpaa2_switch_port_prechangeupper(struct net_device *netdev,
 					    struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info)
 {
+	struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv;
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
 	struct net_device *upper_dev;
 	int err;
@@ -2251,6 +2252,13 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_port_prechangeupper(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		if (!info->linking)
 			dpaa2_switch_port_pre_bridge_leave(netdev);
+	} else if (is_vlan_dev(upper_dev)) {
+		port_priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+		if (port_priv->fdb->bridge_dev) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Cannot accept VLAN uppers while bridged");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;