diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h b/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h
index dc8b72201f6c..00a60695fa53 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ enum {
 #define NUD_NONE	0x00
 
 /* NUD_NOARP & NUD_PERMANENT are pseudostates, they never change
-   and make no address resolution or NUD.
-   NUD_PERMANENT also cannot be deleted by garbage collectors.
+ * and make no address resolution or NUD.
+ * NUD_PERMANENT also cannot be deleted by garbage collectors.
+ * When NTF_EXT_LEARNED is set for a bridge fdb entry the different cache entry
+ * states don't make sense and thus are ignored. Such entries don't age and
+ * can roam.
  */
 
 struct nda_cacheinfo {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index a416b01ee773..1b169f8e7491 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br.c
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ static int br_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_BRIDGE:
 		fdb_info = ptr;
 		err = br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, fdb_info->addr,
-						fdb_info->vid,
-						fdb_info->is_local, false);
+						fdb_info->vid, false);
 		if (err) {
 			err = notifier_from_errno(err);
 			break;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index a729786e0f03..8a6470a21702 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -975,10 +975,7 @@ static int __br_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct net_bridge *br,
 					   "FDB entry towards bridge must be permanent");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-
-		err = br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, addr, vid,
-						ndm->ndm_state & NUD_PERMANENT,
-						true);
+		err = br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, addr, vid, true);
 	} else {
 		spin_lock_bh(&br->hash_lock);
 		err = fdb_add_entry(br, p, addr, ndm, nlh_flags, vid, nfea_tb);
@@ -1206,7 +1203,7 @@ void br_fdb_unsync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p)
 }
 
 int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
-			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid, bool is_local,
+			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
 			      bool swdev_notify)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *fdb;
@@ -1224,7 +1221,7 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 		if (swdev_notify)
 			flags |= BIT(BR_FDB_ADDED_BY_USER);
 
-		if (is_local)
+		if (!p)
 			flags |= BIT(BR_FDB_LOCAL);
 
 		fdb = fdb_create(br, p, addr, vid, flags);
@@ -1253,7 +1250,7 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 		if (swdev_notify)
 			set_bit(BR_FDB_ADDED_BY_USER, &fdb->flags);
 
-		if (is_local)
+		if (!p)
 			set_bit(BR_FDB_LOCAL, &fdb->flags);
 
 		if (modified)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 26f311b2cc11..5e5726048a1a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ int br_fdb_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *tb[], struct net_device *dev,
 int br_fdb_sync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p);
 void br_fdb_unsync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p);
 int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
-			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid, bool is_local,
+			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
 			      bool swdev_notify);
 int br_fdb_external_learn_del(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,