diff --git a/include/linux/notifier.h b/include/linux/notifier.h
index b86fa2ffca0c..81bc252dc8ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/notifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/notifier.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ static inline int notifier_to_errno(int ret)
 #define NETDEV_CHANGENAME	0x000A
 #define NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE	0x000B
 #define NETDEV_BONDING_FAILOVER 0x000C
+#define NETDEV_PRE_UP		0x000D
 
 #define SYS_DOWN	0x0001	/* Notify of system down */
 #define SYS_RESTART	SYS_DOWN
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 34b49a6a22fd..1f38401fc028 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ void dev_load(struct net *net, const char *name)
 int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
@@ -1065,6 +1065,11 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ret = call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_PRE_UP, dev);
+	ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/*
 	 *	Call device private open method
 	 */