diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index a1e273af6fc8..82a116ba590e 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ static void vlan_sync_address(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (ether_addr_equal(vlan->real_dev_addr, dev->dev_addr))
 		return;
 
+	/* vlan continues to inherit address of lower device */
+	if (vlan_dev_inherit_address(vlandev, dev))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* vlan address was different from the old address and is equal to
 	 * the new address */
 	if (!ether_addr_equal(vlandev->dev_addr, vlan->real_dev_addr) &&
@@ -302,6 +306,7 @@ static void vlan_sync_address(struct net_device *dev,
 	    !ether_addr_equal(vlandev->dev_addr, dev->dev_addr))
 		dev_uc_add(dev, vlandev->dev_addr);
 
+out:
 	ether_addr_copy(vlan->real_dev_addr, dev->dev_addr);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.h b/net/8021q/vlan.h
index 9d010a09ab98..cc1557978066 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.h
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int vlan_check_real_dev(struct net_device *real_dev,
 void vlan_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 int register_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev);
 void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head);
+bool vlan_dev_inherit_address(struct net_device *dev,
+			      struct net_device *real_dev);
 
 static inline u32 vlan_get_ingress_priority(struct net_device *dev,
 					    u16 vlan_tci)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index e7e62570bdb8..86ae75b77390 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -245,6 +245,17 @@ void vlan_dev_get_realdev_name(const struct net_device *dev, char *result)
 	strncpy(result, vlan_dev_priv(dev)->real_dev->name, 23);
 }
 
+bool vlan_dev_inherit_address(struct net_device *dev,
+			      struct net_device *real_dev)
+{
+	if (dev->addr_assign_type != NET_ADDR_STOLEN)
+		return false;
+
+	ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr);
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int vlan_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan = vlan_dev_priv(dev);
@@ -255,7 +266,8 @@ static int vlan_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	    !(vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_LOOSE_BINDING))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
-	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr)) {
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr) &&
+	    !vlan_dev_inherit_address(dev, real_dev)) {
 		err = dev_uc_add(real_dev, dev->dev_addr);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -560,8 +572,10 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* ipv6 shared card related stuff */
 	dev->dev_id = real_dev->dev_id;
 
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
-		eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, real_dev);
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
+		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr);
+		dev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_STOLEN;
+	}
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->broadcast))
 		memcpy(dev->broadcast, real_dev->broadcast, dev->addr_len);