diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 6f742fee874a..c272fa57110d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops br_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_change_rx_flags	 = br_dev_change_rx_flags,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		 = br_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		 = br_dev_ioctl,
+	.ndo_siocdevprivate	 = br_dev_siocdevprivate,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	.ndo_netpoll_setup	 = br_netpoll_setup,
 	.ndo_netpoll_cleanup	 = br_netpoll_cleanup,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
index 2db800fc27ca..7fbfeb735bad 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
@@ -106,15 +106,31 @@ static int add_del_if(struct net_bridge *br, int ifindex, int isadd)
  * This interface is deprecated because it was too difficult
  * to do the translation for 32/64bit ioctl compatibility.
  */
-static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
+int br_dev_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, void __user *data, int cmd)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_bridge_port *p = NULL;
 	unsigned long args[4];
+	void __user *argp;
 	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(args, rq->ifr_data, sizeof(args)))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	if (in_compat_syscall()) {
+		unsigned int cargs[4];
+		if (copy_from_user(cargs, data, sizeof(cargs)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		args[0] = cargs[0];
+		args[1] = cargs[1];
+		args[2] = cargs[2];
+		args[3] = cargs[3];
+
+		argp = compat_ptr(args[1]);
+	} else {
+		if (copy_from_user(args, data, sizeof(args)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		argp = (void __user *)args[1];
+	}
 
 	switch (args[0]) {
 	case BRCTL_ADD_IF:
@@ -171,7 +187,7 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		get_port_ifindices(br, indices, num);
-		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)args[1], indices, num*sizeof(int)))
+		if (copy_to_user(argp, indices, num*sizeof(int)))
 			num =  -EFAULT;
 		kfree(indices);
 		return num;
@@ -232,7 +248,7 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
-		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)args[1], &p, sizeof(p)))
+		if (copy_to_user(argp, &p, sizeof(p)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		return 0;
@@ -282,8 +298,7 @@ static int old_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	}
 
 	case BRCTL_GET_FDB_ENTRIES:
-		return get_fdb_entries(br, (void __user *)args[1],
-				       args[2], args[3]);
+		return get_fdb_entries(br, argp, args[2], args[3]);
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ static int old_deviceless(struct net *net, void __user *uarg)
 
 		args[2] = get_bridge_ifindices(net, indices, args[2]);
 
-		ret = copy_to_user((void __user *)args[1], indices, args[2]*sizeof(int))
+		ret = copy_to_user(uarg, indices, args[2]*sizeof(int))
 			? -EFAULT : args[2];
 
 		kfree(indices);
@@ -335,7 +350,7 @@ static int old_deviceless(struct net *net, void __user *uarg)
 		if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		if (copy_from_user(buf, (void __user *)args[1], IFNAMSIZ))
+		if (copy_from_user(buf, uarg, IFNAMSIZ))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		buf[IFNAMSIZ-1] = 0;
@@ -383,9 +398,6 @@ int br_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
-	case SIOCDEVPRIVATE:
-		return old_dev_ioctl(dev, rq, cmd);
-
 	case SIOCBRADDIF:
 	case SIOCBRDELIF:
 		return add_del_if(br, rq->ifr_ifindex, cmd == SIOCBRADDIF);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 345118e35c42..a788fcdd2adf 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@ br_port_get_check_rtnl(const struct net_device *dev)
 
 /* br_ioctl.c */
 int br_dev_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
+int br_dev_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq,
+			  void __user *data, int cmd);
 int br_ioctl_deviceless_stub(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd,
 			     void __user *arg);
 
