diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b733f389d08a..d7f7c81486bf 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b17a7c179dd3ce7d04373fddf660eda21efc9db9
+refs/heads/master: ac05202e8b83594bf6797d241371e6c752f371e6
diff --git a/trunk/net/bridge/br_if.c b/trunk/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 59eef42d4a42..ad1c7af65ec8 100644
--- a/trunk/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/trunk/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -308,26 +308,19 @@ int br_add_bridge(const char *name)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err2;
 
-	/* network device kobject is not setup until
-	 * after rtnl_unlock does it's hotplug magic.
-	 * so hold reference to avoid race.
-	 */
-	dev_hold(dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	ret = br_sysfs_addbr(dev);
-	dev_put(dev);
-
-	if (ret) 
-		unregister_netdev(dev);
- out:
-	return ret;
+	if (ret)
+		goto err3;
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	return 0;
 
+ err3:
+	unregister_netdev(dev);
  err2:
 	free_netdev(dev);
  err1:
 	rtnl_unlock();
-	goto out;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int br_del_bridge(const char *name)