diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_switchdev.c
index 2c1619715a4b..49e052273f30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_switchdev.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ int prestera_bridge_port_event(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event,
 
 static int prestera_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct prestera_port *port,
 					   struct net_device *dev,
-					   unsigned long flags)
+					   struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct prestera_bridge_port *br_port;
 	int err;
@@ -590,15 +590,20 @@ static int prestera_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct prestera_port *port,
 	if (!br_port)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = prestera_hw_port_flood_set(port, flags & BR_FLOOD);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (flags.mask & BR_FLOOD) {
+		err = prestera_hw_port_flood_set(port, flags.val & BR_FLOOD);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
-	err = prestera_hw_port_learning_set(port, flags & BR_LEARNING);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (flags.mask & BR_LEARNING) {
+		err = prestera_hw_port_learning_set(port,
+						    flags.val & BR_LEARNING);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
-	memcpy(&br_port->flags, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+	memcpy(&br_port->flags, &flags.val, sizeof(flags.val));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -707,7 +712,7 @@ static int prestera_port_obj_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 						       attr->u.stp_state);
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PRE_BRIDGE_FLAGS:
-		if (attr->u.brport_flags &
+		if (attr->u.brport_flags.mask &
 		    ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD))
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index 18e4f1cd5587..23b7e8d6386b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -653,11 +653,11 @@ mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_learning_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_sp_port_attr_br_pre_flags_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port
-					       *mlxsw_sp_port,
-					       unsigned long brport_flags)
+static int
+mlxsw_sp_port_attr_br_pre_flags_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
+				    struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
-	if (brport_flags & ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD))
+	if (flags.mask & ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_attr_br_pre_flags_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 					   struct net_device *orig_dev,
-					   unsigned long brport_flags)
+					   struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_bridge_port *bridge_port;
 	int err;
@@ -675,29 +675,37 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 	if (!bridge_port)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_flood_table_set(mlxsw_sp_port, bridge_port,
-						   MLXSW_SP_FLOOD_TYPE_UC,
-						   brport_flags & BR_FLOOD);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (flags.mask & BR_FLOOD) {
+		err = mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_flood_table_set(mlxsw_sp_port,
+							   bridge_port,
+							   MLXSW_SP_FLOOD_TYPE_UC,
+							   flags.val & BR_FLOOD);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
-	err = mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_learning_set(mlxsw_sp_port, bridge_port,
-						brport_flags & BR_LEARNING);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (flags.mask & BR_LEARNING) {
+		err = mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_learning_set(mlxsw_sp_port,
+							bridge_port,
+							flags.val & BR_LEARNING);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	if (bridge_port->bridge_device->multicast_enabled)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_flood_table_set(mlxsw_sp_port, bridge_port,
-						   MLXSW_SP_FLOOD_TYPE_MC,
-						   brport_flags &
-						   BR_MCAST_FLOOD);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (flags.mask & BR_MCAST_FLOOD) {
+		err = mlxsw_sp_bridge_port_flood_table_set(mlxsw_sp_port,
+							   bridge_port,
+							   MLXSW_SP_FLOOD_TYPE_MC,
+							   flags.val & BR_MCAST_FLOOD);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 out:
-	memcpy(&bridge_port->flags, &brport_flags, sizeof(brport_flags));
+	memcpy(&bridge_port->flags, &flags.val, sizeof(flags.val));
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
index 740a715c49c6..3473d296b2e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ rocker_world_port_attr_bridge_flags_support_get(const struct rocker_port *
 
 static int
 rocker_world_port_attr_pre_bridge_flags_set(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
-					    unsigned long brport_flags)
+					    struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct rocker_world_ops *wops = rocker_port->rocker->wops;
 	unsigned long brport_flags_s;
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ rocker_world_port_attr_pre_bridge_flags_set(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (brport_flags & ~brport_flags_s)
+	if (flags.mask & ~brport_flags_s)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1598,14 +1598,14 @@ rocker_world_port_attr_pre_bridge_flags_set(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 
 static int
 rocker_world_port_attr_bridge_flags_set(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
-					unsigned long brport_flags)
+					struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct rocker_world_ops *wops = rocker_port->rocker->wops;
 
 	if (!wops->port_attr_bridge_flags_set)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return wops->port_attr_bridge_flags_set(rocker_port, brport_flags);
+	return wops->port_attr_bridge_flags_set(rocker_port, flags.val);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ static int rocker_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PRE_BRIDGE_FLAGS:
 		err = rocker_world_port_attr_pre_bridge_flags_set(rocker_port,
-							      attr->u.brport_flags);
+								  attr->u.brport_flags);
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS:
 		err = rocker_world_port_attr_bridge_flags_set(rocker_port,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_switchdev.c
index 13524cbaa8b6..a72bb570756f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_switchdev.c
@@ -57,26 +57,30 @@ static int cpsw_port_stp_state_set(struct cpsw_priv *priv, u8 state)
 
 static int cpsw_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct cpsw_priv *priv,
 				       struct net_device *orig_dev,
-				       unsigned long brport_flags)
+				       struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
-	bool unreg_mcast_add = false;
 
-	if (brport_flags & BR_MCAST_FLOOD)
-		unreg_mcast_add = true;
-	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "BR_MCAST_FLOOD: %d port %u\n",
-		unreg_mcast_add, priv->emac_port);
+	if (flags.mask & BR_MCAST_FLOOD) {
+		bool unreg_mcast_add = false;
 
-	cpsw_ale_set_unreg_mcast(cpsw->ale, BIT(priv->emac_port),
-				 unreg_mcast_add);
+		if (flags.val & BR_MCAST_FLOOD)
+			unreg_mcast_add = true;
+
+		dev_dbg(priv->dev, "BR_MCAST_FLOOD: %d port %u\n",
+			unreg_mcast_add, priv->emac_port);
+
+		cpsw_ale_set_unreg_mcast(cpsw->ale, BIT(priv->emac_port),
+					 unreg_mcast_add);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cpsw_port_attr_br_flags_pre_set(struct net_device *netdev,
-					   unsigned long flags)
+					   struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
-	if (flags & ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_MCAST_FLOOD))
+	if (flags.mask & ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_MCAST_FLOOD))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
index ca3d07fe7f58..703055e063ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
@@ -908,31 +908,39 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_port_attr_stp_state_set(struct net_device *netdev,
 	return dpaa2_switch_port_set_stp_state(port_priv, state);
 }
 
-static int dpaa2_switch_port_attr_br_flags_pre_set(struct net_device *netdev,
-						   unsigned long flags)
+static int
+dpaa2_switch_port_attr_br_flags_pre_set(struct net_device *netdev,
+					struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
-	if (flags & ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD))
+	if (flags.mask & ~(BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dpaa2_switch_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct net_device *netdev,
-					       unsigned long flags)
+static int
+dpaa2_switch_port_attr_br_flags_set(struct net_device *netdev,
+				    struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* Learning is enabled per switch */
-	err = dpaa2_switch_set_learning(port_priv->ethsw_data,
-					!!(flags & BR_LEARNING));
-	if (err)
-		goto exit;
+	if (flags.mask & BR_LEARNING) {
+		/* Learning is enabled per switch */
+		err = dpaa2_switch_set_learning(port_priv->ethsw_data,
+						!!(flags.val & BR_LEARNING));
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
-	err = dpaa2_switch_port_set_flood(port_priv, !!(flags & BR_FLOOD));
+	if (flags.mask & BR_FLOOD) {
+		err = dpaa2_switch_port_set_flood(port_priv,
+						  !!(flags.val & BR_FLOOD));
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
-exit:
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int dpaa2_switch_port_attr_set(struct net_device *netdev,
diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 9279d4245bab..25d9e4570934 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ enum switchdev_attr_id {
 #endif
 };
 
+struct switchdev_brport_flags {
+	unsigned long val;
+	unsigned long mask;
+};
+
 struct switchdev_attr {
 	struct net_device *orig_dev;
 	enum switchdev_attr_id id;
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ struct switchdev_attr {
 	void (*complete)(struct net_device *dev, int err, void *priv);
 	union {
 		u8 stp_state;				/* PORT_STP_STATE */
-		unsigned long brport_flags;		/* PORT_{PRE}_BRIDGE_FLAGS */
+		struct switchdev_brport_flags brport_flags; /* PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS */
 		bool mrouter;				/* PORT_MROUTER */
 		clock_t ageing_time;			/* BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME */
 		bool vlan_filtering;			/* BRIDGE_VLAN_FILTERING */
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
index bb21dd35ae85..184cf4c8b06d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ int br_switchdev_set_port_flag(struct net_bridge_port *p,
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
 		.orig_dev = p->dev,
-		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PRE_BRIDGE_FLAGS,
 	};
 	struct switchdev_notifier_port_attr_info info = {
 		.attr = &attr,
@@ -76,7 +75,9 @@ int br_switchdev_set_port_flag(struct net_bridge_port *p,
 	if (!mask)
 		return 0;
 
-	attr.u.brport_flags = mask;
+	attr.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PRE_BRIDGE_FLAGS;
+	attr.u.brport_flags.val = flags;
+	attr.u.brport_flags.mask = mask;
 
 	/* We run from atomic context here */
 	err = call_switchdev_notifiers(SWITCHDEV_PORT_ATTR_SET, p->dev,
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ int br_switchdev_set_port_flag(struct net_bridge_port *p,
 
 	attr.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS;
 	attr.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_DEFER;
-	attr.u.brport_flags = flags;
 
 	err = switchdev_port_attr_set(p->dev, &attr);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 8a1bcb2b4208..0e38f57dd648 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ int dsa_port_mdb_add(const struct dsa_port *dp,
 		     const struct switchdev_obj_port_mdb *mdb);
 int dsa_port_mdb_del(const struct dsa_port *dp,
 		     const struct switchdev_obj_port_mdb *mdb);
-int dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp, unsigned long flags);
-int dsa_port_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp, unsigned long flags);
+int dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp,
+			      struct switchdev_brport_flags flags);
+int dsa_port_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp,
+			  struct switchdev_brport_flags flags);
 int dsa_port_mrouter(struct dsa_port *dp, bool mrouter);
 int dsa_port_vlan_add(struct dsa_port *dp,
 		      const struct switchdev_obj_port_vlan *vlan);
diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
index 9f65ba11ad00..5a4f4e1cf75e 100644
--- a/net/dsa/port.c
+++ b/net/dsa/port.c
@@ -125,21 +125,22 @@ void dsa_port_disable(struct dsa_port *dp)
 static void dsa_port_change_brport_flags(struct dsa_port *dp,
 					 bool bridge_offload)
 {
-	unsigned long mask, flags;
-	int flag, err;
+	struct switchdev_brport_flags flags;
+	int flag;
 
-	mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD | BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
+	flags.mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD | BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
 	if (bridge_offload)
-		flags = mask;
+		flags.val = flags.mask;
 	else
-		flags = mask & ~BR_LEARNING;
+		flags.val = flags.mask & ~BR_LEARNING;
 
-	for_each_set_bit(flag, &mask, 32) {
-		err = dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(dp, BIT(flag));
-		if (err)
-			continue;
+	for_each_set_bit(flag, &flags.mask, 32) {
+		struct switchdev_brport_flags tmp;
+
+		tmp.val = flags.val & BIT(flag);
+		tmp.mask = BIT(flag);
 
-		dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, flags & BIT(flag));
+		dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, tmp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -423,26 +424,29 @@ int dsa_port_ageing_time(struct dsa_port *dp, clock_t ageing_clock)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp, unsigned long flags)
+int dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp,
+			      struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
 
 	if (!ds->ops->port_egress_floods ||
-	    (flags & ~(BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD)))
+	    (flags.mask & ~(BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dsa_port_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp, unsigned long flags)
+int dsa_port_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp,
+			  struct switchdev_brport_flags flags)
 {
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
 	int port = dp->index;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (ds->ops->port_egress_floods)
-		err = ds->ops->port_egress_floods(ds, port, flags & BR_FLOOD,
-						  flags & BR_MCAST_FLOOD);
+		err = ds->ops->port_egress_floods(ds, port,
+						  flags.val & BR_FLOOD,
+						  flags.val & BR_MCAST_FLOOD);
 
 	return err;
 }
