diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index a25c65d4af7164..004919aea5fbf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3687,8 +3687,6 @@ static int bond_do_ioctl(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd
 	case BOND_RELEASE_OLD:
 	case SIOCBONDRELEASE:
 		res = bond_release(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-		if (!res)
-			netdev_update_lockdep_key(slave_dev);
 		break;
 	case BOND_SETHWADDR_OLD:
 	case SIOCBONDSETHWADDR:
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
index 215c1092328937..ddb3916d3506be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
@@ -1398,8 +1398,6 @@ static int bond_option_slaves_set(struct bonding *bond,
 	case '-':
 		slave_dbg(bond->dev, dev, "Releasing interface\n");
 		ret = bond_release(bond->dev, dev);
-		if (!ret)
-			netdev_update_lockdep_key(dev);
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index 60dcaf2a04a913..1ad6085994b1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(bpq_devices);
  * off into a separate class since they always nest.
  */
 static struct lock_class_key bpq_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key bpq_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 
 static void bpq_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
 				      struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ static void bpq_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
 
 static void bpq_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &bpq_netdev_addr_lock_key);
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, bpq_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 20b53e255f68ab..e56547bfdac9a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3999,6 +3999,8 @@ static int macsec_add_dev(struct net_device *dev, sci_t sci, u8 icv_len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct lock_class_key macsec_netdev_addr_lock_key;
+
 static int macsec_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -4050,6 +4052,9 @@ static int macsec_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 		return err;
 
 	netdev_lockdep_set_classes(dev);
+	lockdep_set_class_and_subclass(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+				       &macsec_netdev_addr_lock_key,
+				       dev->lower_level);
 
 	err = netdev_upper_dev_link(real_dev, dev, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 563aed5b3d9feb..6a6cc9f7530756 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -860,6 +860,8 @@ static int macvlan_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
  * "super class" of normal network devices; split their locks off into a
  * separate class since they always nest.
  */
+static struct lock_class_key macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key;
+
 #define ALWAYS_ON_OFFLOADS \
 	(NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE | \
 	 NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST | NETIF_F_GSO_ENCAP_ALL)
@@ -875,6 +877,14 @@ static int macvlan_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 #define MACVLAN_STATE_MASK \
 	((1<<__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER) | (1<<__LINK_STATE_DORMANT))
 
+static void macvlan_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	netdev_lockdep_set_classes(dev);
+	lockdep_set_class_and_subclass(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+				       &macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key,
+				       dev->lower_level);
+}
+
 static int macvlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -892,8 +902,7 @@ static int macvlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->gso_max_size	= lowerdev->gso_max_size;
 	dev->gso_max_segs	= lowerdev->gso_max_segs;
 	dev->hard_header_len	= lowerdev->hard_header_len;
-
-	netdev_lockdep_set_classes(dev);
+	macvlan_set_lockdep_class(dev);
 
 	vlan->pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
 	if (!vlan->pcpu_stats)
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index 5bb448ae6c9c45..47424b2da64376 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -4245,10 +4245,8 @@ static int vxlan_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 		mod_timer(&vxlan->age_timer, jiffies);
 
 	netdev_adjacent_change_commit(dst->remote_dev, lowerdev, dev);
-	if (lowerdev && lowerdev != dst->remote_dev) {
+	if (lowerdev && lowerdev != dst->remote_dev)
 		dst->remote_dev = lowerdev;
-		netdev_update_lockdep_key(lowerdev);
-	}
 	vxlan_config_apply(dev, &conf, lowerdev, vxlan->net, true);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_hw.c
index aadf3dec5bf327..2ab34cf74ecc3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_hw.c
@@ -3048,6 +3048,7 @@ static void prism2_clear_set_tim_queue(local_info_t *local)
  * This is a natural nesting, which needs a split lock type.
  */
 static struct lock_class_key hostap_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key hostap_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 
 static void prism2_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
 					 struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -3059,6 +3060,8 @@ static void prism2_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
 
 static void prism2_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+			  &hostap_netdev_addr_lock_key);
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, prism2_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 1a96e9c4ec36fc..e2825e27ef89d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1821,8 +1821,6 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
  *			for hardware timestamping
  *	@sfp_bus:	attached &struct sfp_bus structure.
  *
- *	@addr_list_lock_key:	lockdep class annotating
- *				net_device->addr_list_lock spinlock
  *	@qdisc_tx_busylock: lockdep class annotating Qdisc->busylock spinlock
  *	@qdisc_running_key: lockdep class annotating Qdisc->running seqcount
  *
@@ -2125,7 +2123,6 @@ struct net_device {
 #endif
 	struct phy_device	*phydev;
 	struct sfp_bus		*sfp_bus;
-	struct lock_class_key	addr_list_lock_key;
 	struct lock_class_key	*qdisc_tx_busylock;
 	struct lock_class_key	*qdisc_running_key;
 	bool			proto_down;
@@ -2217,10 +2214,13 @@ static inline void netdev_for_each_tx_queue(struct net_device *dev,
 	static struct lock_class_key qdisc_tx_busylock_key;	\
 	static struct lock_class_key qdisc_running_key;		\
 	static struct lock_class_key qdisc_xmit_lock_key;	\
+	static struct lock_class_key dev_addr_list_lock_key;	\
 	unsigned int i;						\
 								\
 	(dev)->qdisc_tx_busylock = &qdisc_tx_busylock_key;	\
 	(dev)->qdisc_running_key = &qdisc_running_key;		\
+	lockdep_set_class(&(dev)->addr_list_lock,		\
+			  &dev_addr_list_lock_key);		\
 	for (i = 0; i < (dev)->num_tx_queues; i++)		\
 		lockdep_set_class(&(dev)->_tx[i]._xmit_lock,	\
 				  &qdisc_xmit_lock_key);	\
@@ -3253,7 +3253,6 @@ static inline void netif_stop_queue(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 void netif_tx_stop_all_queues(struct net_device *dev);
-void netdev_update_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev);
 
 static inline bool netif_tx_queue_stopped(const struct netdev_queue *dev_queue)
 {
@@ -4239,6 +4238,11 @@ static inline void netif_addr_lock(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock(&dev->addr_list_lock);
 }
 
+static inline void netif_addr_lock_nested(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	spin_lock_nested(&dev->addr_list_lock, dev->lower_level);
+}
+
 static inline void netif_addr_lock_bh(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&dev->addr_list_lock);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index f00bb57f0f600b..c8d6a07e23c579 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
  * separate class since they always nest.
  */
 static struct lock_class_key vlan_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key vlan_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 
 static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
 				     struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -502,8 +503,11 @@ static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
 	lockdep_set_class(&txq->_xmit_lock, &vlan_netdev_xmit_lock_key);
 }
 
-static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
+static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev, int subclass)
 {
+	lockdep_set_class_and_subclass(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+				       &vlan_netdev_addr_lock_key,
+				       subclass);
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +601,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &vlan_type);
 
-	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev);
+	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, dev->lower_level);
 
 	vlan->vlan_pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
 	if (!vlan->vlan_pcpu_stats)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 0ddd80130ea36b..f1f1c86f34193f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ static int batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,
  * separate class since they always nest.
  */
 static struct lock_class_key batadv_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key batadv_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 
 /**
  * batadv_set_lockdep_class_one() - Set lockdep class for a single tx queue
@@ -765,6 +766,7 @@ static void batadv_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
  */
 static void batadv_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &batadv_netdev_addr_lock_key);
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, batadv_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 8ec1362588af16..8c7b78f8bc230f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
+static struct lock_class_key bridge_netdev_addr_lock_key;
+
+static void br_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &bridge_netdev_addr_lock_key);
+}
+
 static int br_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -143,6 +150,7 @@ static int br_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		br_fdb_hash_fini(br);
 	}
 
+	br_set_lockdep_class(dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 061496a1f640fe..6bc2388141f6fd 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ static const char *const netdev_lock_name[] = {
 	"_xmit_IEEE802154", "_xmit_VOID", "_xmit_NONE"};
 
 static struct lock_class_key netdev_xmit_lock_key[ARRAY_SIZE(netdev_lock_type)];
+static struct lock_class_key netdev_addr_lock_key[ARRAY_SIZE(netdev_lock_type)];
 
 static inline unsigned short netdev_lock_pos(unsigned short dev_type)
 {
@@ -460,11 +461,25 @@ static inline void netdev_set_xmit_lockdep_class(spinlock_t *lock,
 	lockdep_set_class_and_name(lock, &netdev_xmit_lock_key[i],
 				   netdev_lock_name[i]);
 }
+
+static inline void netdev_set_addr_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	i = netdev_lock_pos(dev->type);
+	lockdep_set_class_and_name(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+				   &netdev_addr_lock_key[i],
+				   netdev_lock_name[i]);
+}
 #else
 static inline void netdev_set_xmit_lockdep_class(spinlock_t *lock,
 						 unsigned short dev_type)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void netdev_set_addr_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -9373,15 +9388,6 @@ void netif_tx_stop_all_queues(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_tx_stop_all_queues);
 
-void netdev_update_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	lockdep_unregister_key(&dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-	lockdep_register_key(&dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-
-	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_update_lockdep_key);
-
 /**
  *	register_netdevice	- register a network device
  *	@dev: device to register
@@ -9420,7 +9426,7 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 		return ret;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->addr_list_lock);
-	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &dev->addr_list_lock_key);
+	netdev_set_addr_lockdep_class(dev);
 
 	ret = dev_get_valid_name(net, dev, dev->name);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -9939,8 +9945,6 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 
 	dev_net_set(dev, &init_net);
 
-	lockdep_register_key(&dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-
 	dev->gso_max_size = GSO_MAX_SIZE;
 	dev->gso_max_segs = GSO_MAX_SEGS;
 	dev->upper_level = 1;
@@ -10028,8 +10032,6 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	free_percpu(dev->xdp_bulkq);
 	dev->xdp_bulkq = NULL;
 
-	lockdep_unregister_key(&dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-
 	/*  Compatibility with error handling in drivers */
 	if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED) {
 		netdev_freemem(dev);
diff --git a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
index 2f949b5a1eb9cd..6393ba930097b4 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int dev_uc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 	if (to->addr_len != from->addr_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(to);
+	netif_addr_lock_nested(to);
 	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->uc, &from->uc, to->addr_len);
 	if (!err)
 		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ int dev_uc_sync_multiple(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 	if (to->addr_len != from->addr_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(to);
+	netif_addr_lock_nested(to);
 	err = __hw_addr_sync_multiple(&to->uc, &from->uc, to->addr_len);
 	if (!err)
 		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void dev_uc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 		return;
 
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(from);
-	netif_addr_lock(to);
+	netif_addr_lock_nested(to);
 	__hw_addr_unsync(&to->uc, &from->uc, to->addr_len);
 	__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
 	netif_addr_unlock(to);
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ int dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 	if (to->addr_len != from->addr_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(to);
+	netif_addr_lock_nested(to);
 	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->mc, &from->mc, to->addr_len);
 	if (!err)
 		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ int dev_mc_sync_multiple(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 	if (to->addr_len != from->addr_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(to);
+	netif_addr_lock_nested(to);
 	err = __hw_addr_sync_multiple(&to->mc, &from->mc, to->addr_len);
 	if (!err)
 		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ void dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 		return;
 
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(from);
-	netif_addr_lock(to);
+	netif_addr_lock_nested(to);
 	__hw_addr_unsync(&to->mc, &from->mc, to->addr_len);
 	__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
 	netif_addr_unlock(to);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 2269199c589107..9aedc15736adfb 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2462,7 +2462,6 @@ static int do_set_master(struct net_device *dev, int ifindex,
 			err = ops->ndo_del_slave(upper_dev, dev);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
-			netdev_update_lockdep_key(dev);
 		} else {
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
diff --git a/net/dsa/master.c b/net/dsa/master.c
index a621367c6e8c29..480a61460c239a 100644
--- a/net/dsa/master.c
+++ b/net/dsa/master.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ static void dsa_master_reset_mtu(struct net_device *dev)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static struct lock_class_key dsa_master_addr_list_lock_key;
+
 int dsa_master_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct dsa_port *cpu_dp)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -345,6 +347,8 @@ int dsa_master_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct dsa_port *cpu_dp)
 	wmb();
 
 	dev->dsa_ptr = cpu_dp;
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+			  &dsa_master_addr_list_lock_key);
 	ret = dsa_master_ethtool_setup(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index eccc7d366e17f6..f90ef6934b8f4d 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static const struct proto_ops nr_proto_ops;
  * separate class since they always nest.
  */
 static struct lock_class_key nr_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key nr_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 
 static void nr_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ static void nr_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
 
 static void nr_set_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &nr_netdev_addr_lock_key);
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, nr_set_lockdep_one, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index e7a872207b464e..ce85656ac9c159 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ ax25_address rose_callsign;
  * separate class since they always nest.
  */
 static struct lock_class_key rose_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+static struct lock_class_key rose_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 
 static void rose_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct netdev_queue *txq,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ static void rose_set_lockdep_one(struct net_device *dev,
 
 static void rose_set_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &rose_netdev_addr_lock_key);
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, rose_set_lockdep_one, NULL);
 }