diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index b0813c3286b1..047d432bde55 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1414,12 +1414,16 @@ extern void		dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void		__dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
 extern int		dev_unicast_delete(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen);
 extern int		dev_unicast_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen);
+extern int		dev_unicast_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
+extern void		dev_unicast_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
 extern int 		dev_mc_delete(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int all);
 extern int		dev_mc_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int newonly);
 extern int		dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
 extern void		dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
 extern int 		__dev_addr_delete(struct dev_addr_list **list, int *count, void *addr, int alen, int all);
 extern int		__dev_addr_add(struct dev_addr_list **list, int *count, void *addr, int alen, int newonly);
+extern int		__dev_addr_sync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count, struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count);
+extern void		__dev_addr_unsync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count, struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count);
 extern void		dev_set_promiscuity(struct net_device *dev, int inc);
 extern void		dev_set_allmulti(struct net_device *dev, int inc);
 extern void		netdev_state_change(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 8059fa42b085..77f04e49a1a0 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
 
 	dev_mc_unsync(real_dev, dev);
+	dev_unicast_unsync(real_dev, dev);
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
 		dev_set_allmulti(real_dev, -1);
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
@@ -634,9 +635,10 @@ static void vlan_dev_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
 		dev_set_promiscuity(real_dev, dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC ? 1 : -1);
 }
 
-static void vlan_dev_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
+static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
 {
 	dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_info(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	dev_unicast_sync(vlan_dev_info(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -702,7 +704,8 @@ void vlan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->open		= vlan_dev_open;
 	dev->stop		= vlan_dev_stop;
 	dev->set_mac_address	= vlan_dev_set_mac_address;
-	dev->set_multicast_list	= vlan_dev_set_multicast_list;
+	dev->set_rx_mode	= vlan_dev_set_rx_mode;
+	dev->set_multicast_list	= vlan_dev_set_rx_mode;
 	dev->change_rx_flags	= vlan_dev_change_rx_flags;
 	dev->do_ioctl		= vlan_dev_ioctl;
 	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c9c593e1ba6f..edaff2720e10 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2962,6 +2962,102 @@ int dev_unicast_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_unicast_add);
 
+int __dev_addr_sync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count,
+		    struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count)
+{
+	struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	da = *from;
+	while (da != NULL) {
+		next = da->next;
+		if (!da->da_synced) {
+			err = __dev_addr_add(to, to_count,
+					     da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+			if (err < 0)
+				break;
+			da->da_synced = 1;
+			da->da_users++;
+		} else if (da->da_users == 1) {
+			__dev_addr_delete(to, to_count,
+					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+			__dev_addr_delete(from, from_count,
+					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+		}
+		da = next;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+void __dev_addr_unsync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count,
+		       struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count)
+{
+	struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
+
+	da = *from;
+	while (da != NULL) {
+		next = da->next;
+		if (da->da_synced) {
+			__dev_addr_delete(to, to_count,
+					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+			da->da_synced = 0;
+			__dev_addr_delete(from, from_count,
+					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+		}
+		da = next;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ *	dev_unicast_sync - Synchronize device's unicast list to another device
+ *	@to: destination device
+ *	@from: source device
+ *
+ *	Add newly added addresses to the destination device and release
+ *	addresses that have no users left. The source device must be
+ *	locked by netif_tx_lock_bh.
+ *
+ *	This function is intended to be called from the dev->set_rx_mode
+ *	function of layered software devices.
+ */
+int dev_unicast_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
+	err = __dev_addr_sync(&to->uc_list, &to->uc_count,
+			      &from->uc_list, &from->uc_count);
+	if (!err)
+		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_unicast_sync);
+
+/**
+ *	dev_unicast_unsync - Remove synchronized addresses from the destination
+ *			     device
+ *	@to: destination device
+ *	@from: source device
+ *
+ *	Remove all addresses that were added to the destination device by
+ *	dev_unicast_sync(). This function is intended to be called from the
+ *	dev->stop function of layered software devices.
+ */
+void dev_unicast_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
+{
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(from);
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
+
+	__dev_addr_unsync(&to->uc_list, &to->uc_count,
+			  &from->uc_list, &from->uc_count);
+	__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
+
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(from);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_unicast_unsync);
+
 static void __dev_addr_discard(struct dev_addr_list **list)
 {
 	struct dev_addr_list *tmp;
diff --git a/net/core/dev_mcast.c b/net/core/dev_mcast.c
index cadbfbf7e7f5..cec582563e0d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_mcast.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_mcast.c
@@ -113,32 +113,15 @@ int dev_mc_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int glbl)
  * 	locked by netif_tx_lock_bh.
  *
  *	This function is intended to be called from the dev->set_multicast_list
- *	function of layered software devices.
+ *	or dev->set_rx_mode function of layered software devices.
  */
 int dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 {
-	struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
-	da = from->mc_list;
-	while (da != NULL) {
-		next = da->next;
-		if (!da->da_synced) {
-			err = __dev_addr_add(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
-					     da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-			if (err < 0)
-				break;
-			da->da_synced = 1;
-			da->da_users++;
-		} else if (da->da_users == 1) {
-			__dev_addr_delete(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
-					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-			__dev_addr_delete(&from->mc_list, &from->mc_count,
-					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-		}
-		da = next;
-	}
+	err = __dev_addr_sync(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
+			      &from->mc_list, &from->mc_count);
 	if (!err)
 		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
 	netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);
@@ -160,23 +143,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_mc_sync);
  */
 void dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 {
-	struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
-
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(from);
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
 
-	da = from->mc_list;
-	while (da != NULL) {
-		next = da->next;
-		if (da->da_synced) {
-			__dev_addr_delete(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
-					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-			da->da_synced = 0;
-			__dev_addr_delete(&from->mc_list, &from->mc_count,
-					  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-		}
-		da = next;
-	}
+	__dev_addr_unsync(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
+			  &from->mc_list, &from->mc_count);
 	__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
 
 	netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);