diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index b99efa42e81d..0dd8984a261d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ static int br_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	br_stp_enable_bridge(br);
 	br_multicast_open(br);
 
+	if (br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED))
+		br_multicast_join_snoopers(br);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -188,6 +191,9 @@ static int br_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	br_stp_disable_bridge(br);
 	br_multicast_stop(br);
 
+	if (br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED))
+		br_multicast_leave_snoopers(br);
+
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index ee2902b51d45..066cd3c59cfd 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ static inline void br_ip6_multicast_join_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
 }
 #endif
 
-static void br_multicast_join_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
+void br_multicast_join_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
 	br_ip4_multicast_join_snoopers(br);
 	br_ip6_multicast_join_snoopers(br);
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ static inline void br_ip6_multicast_leave_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
 }
 #endif
 
-static void br_multicast_leave_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
+void br_multicast_leave_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
 	br_ip4_multicast_leave_snoopers(br);
 	br_ip6_multicast_leave_snoopers(br);
@@ -1898,9 +1898,6 @@ static void __br_multicast_open(struct net_bridge *br,
 
 void br_multicast_open(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
-	if (br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED))
-		br_multicast_join_snoopers(br);
-
 	__br_multicast_open(br, &br->ip4_own_query);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	__br_multicast_open(br, &br->ip6_own_query);
@@ -1916,9 +1913,6 @@ void br_multicast_stop(struct net_bridge *br)
 	del_timer_sync(&br->ip6_other_query.timer);
 	del_timer_sync(&br->ip6_own_query.timer);
 #endif
-
-	if (br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED))
-		br_multicast_leave_snoopers(br);
 }
 
 void br_multicast_dev_del(struct net_bridge *br)
@@ -2049,6 +2043,7 @@ static void br_multicast_start_querier(struct net_bridge *br,
 int br_multicast_toggle(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_port *port;
+	bool change_snoopers = false;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->multicast_lock);
 	if (!!br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED) == !!val)
@@ -2057,7 +2052,7 @@ int br_multicast_toggle(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
 	br_mc_disabled_update(br->dev, val);
 	br_opt_toggle(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED, !!val);
 	if (!br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED)) {
-		br_multicast_leave_snoopers(br);
+		change_snoopers = true;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -2068,9 +2063,30 @@ int br_multicast_toggle(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &br->port_list, list)
 		__br_multicast_enable_port(port);
 
+	change_snoopers = true;
+
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&br->multicast_lock);
 
+	/* br_multicast_join_snoopers has the potential to cause
+	 * an MLD Report/Leave to be delivered to br_multicast_rcv,
+	 * which would in turn call br_multicast_add_group, which would
+	 * attempt to acquire multicast_lock. This function should be
+	 * called after the lock has been released to avoid deadlocks on
+	 * multicast_lock.
+	 *
+	 * br_multicast_leave_snoopers does not have the problem since
+	 * br_multicast_rcv first checks BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED, and
+	 * returns without calling br_multicast_ipv4/6_rcv if it's not
+	 * enabled. Moved both functions out just for symmetry.
+	 */
+	if (change_snoopers) {
+		if (br_opt_get(br, BROPT_MULTICAST_ENABLED))
+			br_multicast_join_snoopers(br);
+		else
+			br_multicast_leave_snoopers(br);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index cecb4223440e..7615c2210e0d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ void br_multicast_del_port(struct net_bridge_port *port);
 void br_multicast_enable_port(struct net_bridge_port *port);
 void br_multicast_disable_port(struct net_bridge_port *port);
 void br_multicast_init(struct net_bridge *br);
+void br_multicast_join_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br);
+void br_multicast_leave_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_multicast_open(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_multicast_stop(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_multicast_dev_del(struct net_bridge *br);
@@ -792,6 +794,14 @@ static inline void br_multicast_init(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void br_multicast_join_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void br_multicast_leave_snoopers(struct net_bridge *br)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void br_multicast_open(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
 }