diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 77c19c7bb490..7990984ca364 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ struct list_head ptype_all __read_mostly;	/* Taps */
 static struct list_head offload_base __read_mostly;
 
 static int netif_rx_internal(struct sk_buff *skb);
+static int call_netdevice_notifiers_info(unsigned long val,
+					 struct net_device *dev,
+					 struct netdev_notifier_info *info);
 
 /*
  * The @dev_base_head list is protected by @dev_base_lock and the rtnl
@@ -1207,7 +1210,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_features_change);
 void netdev_state_change(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
-		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGE, dev);
+		struct netdev_notifier_change_info change_info;
+
+		change_info.flags_changed = 0;
+		call_netdevice_notifiers_info(NETDEV_CHANGE, dev,
+					      &change_info.info);
 		rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 }