diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index 3626174456b7..80c81c7e3cf9 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -1489,6 +1489,9 @@ br_multicast_leave_group(struct net_bridge *br,
 			if (p->port != port)
 				continue;
 
+			if (p->flags & MDB_PG_FLAGS_PERMANENT)
+				break;
+
 			rcu_assign_pointer(*pp, p->next);
 			hlist_del_init(&p->mglist);
 			del_timer(&p->timer);