diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index fea141e71705..e9a92ed5a308 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,12 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (netdev_has_upper_dev(dev, port_dev)) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is already an upper device of the team interface\n",
+			   portname);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	if (port_dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED &&
 	    vlan_uses_dev(dev)) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is VLAN challenged and team device has VLAN set up\n",