diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 56c701b73c127..befed2d22bf47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1197,11 +1197,6 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
 		goto err_dev_open;
 	}
 
-	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
-	dev_uc_sync_multiple(port_dev, dev);
-	dev_mc_sync_multiple(port_dev, dev);
-	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
-
 	err = vlan_vids_add_by_dev(port_dev, dev);
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to add vlan ids to device %s\n",
@@ -1241,6 +1236,11 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
 		goto err_option_port_add;
 	}
 
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
+	dev_uc_sync_multiple(port_dev, dev);
+	dev_mc_sync_multiple(port_dev, dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+
 	port->index = -1;
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&port->list, &team->port_list);
 	team_port_enable(team, port);
@@ -1265,8 +1265,6 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
 	vlan_vids_del_by_dev(port_dev, dev);
 
 err_vids_add:
-	dev_uc_unsync(port_dev, dev);
-	dev_mc_unsync(port_dev, dev);
 	dev_close(port_dev);
 
 err_dev_open: