diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 53c377d054f0..fcf331a447ee 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2869,13 +2869,6 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
 	}
 
-	if (tb[IFLA_MASTER]) {
-		err = do_set_master(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MASTER]), extack);
-		if (err)
-			goto errout;
-		status |= DO_SETLINK_MODIFIED;
-	}
-
 	if (ifm->ifi_flags || ifm->ifi_change) {
 		err = dev_change_flags(dev, rtnl_dev_combine_flags(dev, ifm),
 				       extack);
@@ -2883,6 +2876,13 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 			goto errout;
 	}
 
+	if (tb[IFLA_MASTER]) {
+		err = do_set_master(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MASTER]), extack);
+		if (err)
+			goto errout;
+		status |= DO_SETLINK_MODIFIED;
+	}
+
 	if (tb[IFLA_CARRIER]) {
 		err = dev_change_carrier(dev, nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_CARRIER]));
 		if (err)