diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index f902c4d3de99..1806b1fc6e4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4172,6 +4172,8 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!info->linking)
 			break;
+		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		/* HW limitation forbids to put ports to multiple bridges. */
 		if (netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev) &&
 		    !mlxsw_sp_master_bridge_check(mlxsw_sp, upper_dev))
@@ -4185,6 +4187,10 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (netif_is_lag_port(dev) && is_vlan_dev(upper_dev) &&
 		    !netif_is_lag_master(vlan_dev_real_dev(upper_dev)))
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!info->linking)
+			break;
+		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
 		upper_dev = info->upper_dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 780e7171f548..23db1ae37464 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3901,6 +3901,8 @@ struct net_device *netdev_all_upper_get_next_dev_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 	     updev; \
 	     updev = netdev_all_upper_get_next_dev_rcu(dev, &(iter)))
 
+bool netdev_has_any_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev);
+
 void *netdev_lower_get_next_private(struct net_device *dev,
 				    struct list_head **iter);
 void *netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1d0a7369d5a2..ba7b8121a414 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5337,12 +5337,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_has_upper_dev);
  * Find out if a device is linked to an upper device and return true in case
  * it is. The caller must hold the RTNL lock.
  */
-static bool netdev_has_any_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev)
+bool netdev_has_any_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	return !list_empty(&dev->all_adj_list.upper);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_has_any_upper_dev);
 
 /**
  * netdev_master_upper_dev_get - Get master upper device