diff --git a/include/linux/netdev_features.h b/include/linux/netdev_features.h
index 9672781c593d..0f5837a9b1ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdev_features.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdev_features.h
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ enum {
 #define NETIF_F_HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD	__NETIF_F(HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD)
 #define NETIF_F_BUSY_POLL	__NETIF_F(BUSY_POLL)
 
+#define for_each_netdev_feature(mask_addr, feature)				\
+	int bit;								\
+	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)mask_addr, NETDEV_FEATURE_COUNT)	\
+		feature = __NETIF_F_BIT(bit);
+
 /* Features valid for ethtool to change */
 /* = all defined minus driver/device-class-related */
 #define NETIF_F_NEVER_CHANGE	(NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED | \
@@ -167,6 +172,12 @@ enum {
  */
 #define NETIF_F_ALL_FOR_ALL	(NETIF_F_NOCACHE_COPY | NETIF_F_FSO)
 
+/*
+ * If upper/master device has these features disabled, they must be disabled
+ * on all lower/slave devices as well.
+ */
+#define NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES	NETIF_F_LRO
+
 /* changeable features with no special hardware requirements */
 #define NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES	(NETIF_F_GSO | NETIF_F_GRO)
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 13f49f81ae13..c4d2b430788d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6288,6 +6288,44 @@ static void rollback_registered(struct net_device *dev)
 	list_del(&single);
 }
 
+static netdev_features_t netdev_sync_upper_features(struct net_device *lower,
+	struct net_device *upper, netdev_features_t features)
+{
+	netdev_features_t upper_disables = NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES;
+	netdev_features_t feature;
+
+	for_each_netdev_feature(&upper_disables, feature) {
+		if (!(upper->wanted_features & feature)
+		    && (features & feature)) {
+			netdev_dbg(lower, "Dropping feature %pNF, upper dev %s has it off.\n",
+				   &feature, upper->name);
+			features &= ~feature;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return features;
+}
+
+static void netdev_sync_lower_features(struct net_device *upper,
+	struct net_device *lower, netdev_features_t features)
+{
+	netdev_features_t upper_disables = NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES;
+	netdev_features_t feature;
+
+	for_each_netdev_feature(&upper_disables, feature) {
+		if (!(features & feature) && (lower->features & feature)) {
+			netdev_dbg(upper, "Disabling feature %pNF on lower dev %s.\n",
+				   &feature, lower->name);
+			lower->wanted_features &= ~feature;
+			netdev_update_features(lower);
+
+			if (unlikely(lower->features & feature))
+				netdev_WARN(upper, "failed to disable %pNF on %s!\n",
+					    &feature, lower->name);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static netdev_features_t netdev_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
 	netdev_features_t features)
 {
@@ -6357,7 +6395,9 @@ static netdev_features_t netdev_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
 
 int __netdev_update_features(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct net_device *upper, *lower;
 	netdev_features_t features;
+	struct list_head *iter;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
@@ -6370,6 +6410,10 @@ int __netdev_update_features(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* driver might be less strict about feature dependencies */
 	features = netdev_fix_features(dev, features);
 
+	/* some features can't be enabled if they're off an an upper device */
+	netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu(dev, upper, iter)
+		features = netdev_sync_upper_features(dev, upper, features);
+
 	if (dev->features == features)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -6386,6 +6430,12 @@ int __netdev_update_features(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	/* some features must be disabled on lower devices when disabled
+	 * on an upper device (think: bonding master or bridge)
+	 */
+	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower, iter)
+		netdev_sync_lower_features(dev, lower, features);
+
 	if (!err)
 		dev->features = features;