diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 06873e80a432..f16e9e487750 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -438,6 +438,20 @@ static int br_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int br_dev_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+		br_stp_change_bridge_id(br, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]));
+		spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+	}
+
+	return register_netdevice(dev);
+}
+
 static size_t br_get_link_af_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_port_vlans *pv;
@@ -466,6 +480,7 @@ struct rtnl_link_ops br_link_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.priv_size	= sizeof(struct net_bridge),
 	.setup		= br_dev_setup,
 	.validate	= br_validate,
+	.newlink	= br_dev_newlink,
 	.dellink	= br_dev_delete,
 };