diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index 6f6d8e1b776f..88e4aa9cb1f9 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		mdst = br_mdb_get(br, skb);
 		if (mdst || BR_INPUT_SKB_CB_MROUTERS_ONLY(skb)) {
-			if ((mdst && !hlist_unhashed(&mdst->mglist)) ||
+			if ((mdst && mdst->mglist) ||
 			    br_multicast_is_router(br))
 				skb2 = skb;
 			br_multicast_forward(mdst, skb, skb2);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index c558274051eb..09d5c0987925 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ static void br_multicast_group_expired(unsigned long data)
 	if (!netif_running(br->dev) || timer_pending(&mp->timer))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist))
-		hlist_del_init(&mp->mglist);
+	mp->mglist = false;
 
 	if (mp->ports)
 		goto out;
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ static void br_multicast_del_pg(struct net_bridge *br,
 		del_timer(&p->query_timer);
 		call_rcu_bh(&p->rcu, br_multicast_free_pg);
 
-		if (!mp->ports && hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist) &&
+		if (!mp->ports && !mp->mglist &&
 		    netif_running(br->dev))
 			mod_timer(&mp->timer, jiffies);
 
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ static void br_multicast_group_query_expired(unsigned long data)
 	struct net_bridge *br = mp->br;
 
 	spin_lock(&br->multicast_lock);
-	if (!netif_running(br->dev) || hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist) ||
+	if (!netif_running(br->dev) || !mp->mglist ||
 	    mp->queries_sent >= br->multicast_last_member_count)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -719,8 +718,7 @@ static int br_multicast_add_group(struct net_bridge *br,
 		goto err;
 
 	if (!port) {
-		if (hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist))
-			hlist_add_head(&mp->mglist, &br->mglist);
+		mp->mglist = true;
 		mod_timer(&mp->timer, now + br->multicast_membership_interval);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1166,7 +1164,7 @@ static int br_ip4_multicast_query(struct net_bridge *br,
 
 	max_delay *= br->multicast_last_member_count;
 
-	if (!hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist) &&
+	if (mp->mglist &&
 	    (timer_pending(&mp->timer) ?
 	     time_after(mp->timer.expires, now + max_delay) :
 	     try_to_del_timer_sync(&mp->timer) >= 0))
@@ -1237,7 +1235,7 @@ static int br_ip6_multicast_query(struct net_bridge *br,
 		goto out;
 
 	max_delay *= br->multicast_last_member_count;
-	if (!hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist) &&
+	if (mp->mglist &&
 	    (timer_pending(&mp->timer) ?
 	     time_after(mp->timer.expires, now + max_delay) :
 	     try_to_del_timer_sync(&mp->timer) >= 0))
@@ -1284,7 +1282,7 @@ static void br_multicast_leave_group(struct net_bridge *br,
 		     br->multicast_last_member_interval;
 
 	if (!port) {
-		if (!hlist_unhashed(&mp->mglist) &&
+		if (mp->mglist &&
 		    (timer_pending(&mp->timer) ?
 		     time_after(mp->timer.expires, time) :
 		     try_to_del_timer_sync(&mp->timer) >= 0)) {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 84aac7734bfc..4e1b620b6be6 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ struct net_bridge_port_group {
 struct net_bridge_mdb_entry
 {
 	struct hlist_node		hlist[2];
-	struct hlist_node		mglist;
 	struct net_bridge		*br;
 	struct net_bridge_port_group __rcu *ports;
 	struct rcu_head			rcu;
 	struct timer_list		timer;
 	struct timer_list		query_timer;
 	struct br_ip			addr;
+	bool				mglist;
 	u32				queries_sent;
 };
 
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ struct net_bridge
 	spinlock_t			multicast_lock;
 	struct net_bridge_mdb_htable __rcu *mdb;
 	struct hlist_head		router_list;
-	struct hlist_head		mglist;
 
 	struct timer_list		multicast_router_timer;
 	struct timer_list		multicast_querier_timer;