diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 40faa368b07a..445e73c343ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ static int macvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(vlan, next, &port->vlans, list)
 			vlan->dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(vlan->dev, NULL);
 		break;
+	case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
+		/* Forbid underlaying device to change its type. */
+		return NOTIFY_BAD;
 	}
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 453512266ea1..c39a5f41169c 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 		}
 		unregister_netdevice_many(&list);
 		break;
+
+	case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
+		/* Forbid underlaying device to change its type. */
+		return NOTIFY_BAD;
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_notify.c b/net/bridge/br_notify.c
index 763a3ec292e5..1413b72acc7f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_notify.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_notify.c
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ static int br_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event, v
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		br_del_if(br, dev);
 		break;
+
+	case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
+		/* Forbid underlaying device to change its type. */
+		return NOTIFY_BAD;
 	}
 
 	/* Events that may cause spanning tree to refresh */