diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 1d22ce9f352e..6612946167fe 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ enum switchdev_attr_id {
 };
 
 struct switchdev_attr {
+	struct net_device *orig_dev;
 	enum switchdev_attr_id id;
 	u32 flags;
 	union {
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ enum switchdev_obj_id {
 };
 
 struct switchdev_obj {
+	struct net_device *orig_dev;
 	enum switchdev_obj_id id;
 	u32 flags;
 };
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index a642bb829d09..82e3e9705017 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static void fdb_del_external_learn(struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *f)
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb fdb = {
 		.obj = {
+			.orig_dev = f->dst->dev,
 			.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
 			.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_DEFER,
 		},
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp.c b/net/bridge/br_stp.c
index 5f3f64553179..b3cca126b103 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void br_log_state(const struct net_bridge_port *p)
 void br_set_state(struct net_bridge_port *p, unsigned int state)
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+		.orig_dev = p->dev,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_STP_STATE,
 		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_DEFER,
 		.u.stp_state = state,
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ int br_set_max_age(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
 int br_set_ageing_time(struct net_bridge *br, u32 ageing_time)
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+		.orig_dev = br->dev,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME,
 		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_SKIP_EOPNOTSUPP,
 		.u.ageing_time = ageing_time,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
index 5396ff08af32..775e00fbeb1e 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static inline port_id br_make_port_id(__u8 priority, __u16 port_no)
 void br_init_port(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+		.orig_dev = p->dev,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME,
 		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_SKIP_EOPNOTSUPP | SWITCHDEV_F_DEFER,
 		.u.ageing_time = p->br->ageing_time,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
index 1394da63614a..66c4549efbbb 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static int __vlan_vid_add(struct net_device *dev, struct net_bridge *br,
 			  u16 vid, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_vlan v = {
+		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_VLAN,
 		.flags = flags,
 		.vid_begin = vid,
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ static int __vlan_vid_del(struct net_device *dev, struct net_bridge *br,
 			  u16 vid)
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_vlan v = {
+		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_VLAN,
 		.vid_begin = vid,
 		.vid_end = vid,
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index f88a62ab019d..bca8c350e7f3 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ static ssize_t phys_switch_id_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	if (dev_isalive(netdev)) {
 		struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+			.orig_dev = netdev,
 			.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
 			.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE,
 		};
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 34ba7a08876d..d8b0113d3eec 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ static int rtnl_phys_switch_id_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+		.orig_dev = dev,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
 		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE,
 	};
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index f34e535e93bd..df790d3385a2 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_vlan_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				    u32 filter_mask)
 {
 	struct switchdev_vlan_dump dump = {
+		.vlan.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.vlan.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_VLAN,
 		.skb = skb,
 		.filter_mask = filter_mask,
@@ -757,6 +758,7 @@ int switchdev_port_bridge_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
 				  int nlflags)
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+		.orig_dev = dev,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS,
 	};
 	u16 mode = BRIDGE_MODE_UNDEF;
@@ -778,6 +780,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_br_setflag(struct net_device *dev,
 				     unsigned long brport_flag)
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
+		.orig_dev = dev,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS,
 	};
 	u8 flag = nla_get_u8(nlattr);
@@ -853,6 +856,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_br_afspec(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct nlattr *attr;
 	struct bridge_vlan_info *vinfo;
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_vlan vlan = {
+		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_VLAN,
 	};
 	int rem;
@@ -975,6 +979,7 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			   u16 vid, u16 nlm_flags)
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb fdb = {
+		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
 		.vid = vid,
 	};
@@ -1000,6 +1005,7 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_del(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			   u16 vid)
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb fdb = {
+		.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
 		.vid = vid,
 	};
@@ -1077,6 +1083,7 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			    struct net_device *filter_dev, int idx)
 {
 	struct switchdev_fdb_dump dump = {
+		.fdb.obj.orig_dev = dev,
 		.fdb.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
 		.dev = dev,
 		.skb = skb,
@@ -1135,6 +1142,7 @@ static struct net_device *switchdev_get_dev_by_nhs(struct fib_info *fi)
 		if (!dev)
 			return NULL;
 
+		attr.orig_dev = dev;
 		if (switchdev_port_attr_get(dev, &attr))
 			return NULL;
 
@@ -1194,6 +1202,7 @@ int switchdev_fib_ipv4_add(u32 dst, int dst_len, struct fib_info *fi,
 	if (!dev)
 		return 0;
 
+	ipv4_fib.obj.orig_dev = dev;
 	err = switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, &ipv4_fib.obj);
 	if (!err)
 		fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_OFFLOAD;
@@ -1238,6 +1247,7 @@ int switchdev_fib_ipv4_del(u32 dst, int dst_len, struct fib_info *fi,
 	if (!dev)
 		return 0;
 
+	ipv4_fib.obj.orig_dev = dev;
 	err = switchdev_port_obj_del(dev, &ipv4_fib.obj);
 	if (!err)
 		fi->fib_flags &= ~RTNH_F_OFFLOAD;
@@ -1270,10 +1280,12 @@ static bool switchdev_port_same_parent_id(struct net_device *a,
 					  struct net_device *b)
 {
 	struct switchdev_attr a_attr = {
+		.orig_dev = a,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
 		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE,
 	};
 	struct switchdev_attr b_attr = {
+		.orig_dev = b,
 		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
 		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE,
 	};