diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b91d2cf0143f..76b6232f2408 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 722c6f585088a2c392b4c5d01b87a584bb8fb73f
+refs/heads/master: 3d84fa98aca7f05f7010022bc45acb1b50326332
diff --git a/trunk/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/trunk/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index db12a0fcfe50..299fc5f40a26 100644
--- a/trunk/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/trunk/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static int br_setport(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct nlattr *tb[])
 	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_MODE, BR_HAIRPIN_MODE);
 	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_GUARD, BR_BPDU_GUARD);
 	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_FAST_LEAVE, BR_MULTICAST_FAST_LEAVE);
+	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_PROTECT, BR_ROOT_BLOCK);
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_BRPORT_COST]) {
 		err = br_stp_set_path_cost(p, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_BRPORT_COST]));