diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
index 12045dea276c..8a7ada8bb947 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ static void br_stp_start(struct net_bridge *br)
 	char *envp[] = { NULL };
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
 
-	r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_PROC);
+	if (net_eq(dev_net(br->dev), &init_net))
+		r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_PROC);
+	else
+		r = -ENOENT;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);