diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index d3c03ebf06a5..ce37a052b9c3 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -4897,13 +4897,17 @@ static int rtnl_bridge_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	br_spec = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), IFLA_AF_SPEC);
 	if (br_spec) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, br_spec, rem) {
-			if (nla_type(attr) == IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS) {
+			if (nla_type(attr) == IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS && !have_flags) {
 				if (nla_len(attr) < sizeof(flags))
 					return -EINVAL;
 
 				have_flags = true;
 				flags = nla_get_u16(attr);
-				break;
+			}
+
+			if (nla_type(attr) == IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE) {
+				if (nla_len(attr) < sizeof(u16))
+					return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		}
 	}