diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index e8b94580194e..ad29122a5468 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1135,8 +1135,8 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = team->dev;
-	struct team_port *port;
 	char *portname = port_dev->name;
+	struct team_port *port;
 	int err;
 
 	if (port_dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) {
@@ -1203,18 +1203,31 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 
 	memcpy(port->orig.dev_addr, port_dev->dev_addr, port_dev->addr_len);
 
-	err = team_port_enter(team, port);
+	err = dev_open(port_dev, extack);
 	if (err) {
-		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s failed to enter team mode\n",
+		netdev_dbg(dev, "Device %s opening failed\n",
 			   portname);
-		goto err_port_enter;
+		goto err_dev_open;
 	}
 
-	err = dev_open(port_dev, extack);
+	err = team_upper_dev_link(team, port, extack);
 	if (err) {
-		netdev_dbg(dev, "Device %s opening failed\n",
+		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s failed to set upper link\n",
 			   portname);
-		goto err_dev_open;
+		goto err_set_upper_link;
+	}
+
+	/* lockdep subclass variable(dev->nested_level) was updated by
+	 * team_upper_dev_link().
+	 */
+	team_unlock(team);
+	team_lock(team);
+
+	err = team_port_enter(team, port);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s failed to enter team mode\n",
+			   portname);
+		goto err_port_enter;
 	}
 
 	err = vlan_vids_add_by_dev(port_dev, dev);
@@ -1242,13 +1255,6 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		goto err_handler_register;
 	}
 
-	err = team_upper_dev_link(team, port, extack);
-	if (err) {
-		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s failed to set upper link\n",
-			   portname);
-		goto err_set_upper_link;
-	}
-
 	err = __team_option_inst_add_port(team, port);
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s failed to add per-port options\n",
@@ -1295,9 +1301,6 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	__team_option_inst_del_port(team, port);
 
 err_option_port_add:
-	team_upper_dev_unlink(team, port);
-
-err_set_upper_link:
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(port_dev);
 
 err_handler_register:
@@ -1307,13 +1310,16 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	vlan_vids_del_by_dev(port_dev, dev);
 
 err_vids_add:
+	team_port_leave(team, port);
+
+err_port_enter:
+	team_upper_dev_unlink(team, port);
+
+err_set_upper_link:
 	dev_close(port_dev);
 
 err_dev_open:
-	team_port_leave(team, port);
 	team_port_set_orig_dev_addr(port);
-
-err_port_enter:
 	dev_set_mtu(port_dev, port->orig.mtu);
 
 err_set_mtu:
@@ -1616,6 +1622,7 @@ static int team_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	team->dev = dev;
+	mutex_init(&team->lock);
 	team_set_no_mode(team);
 	team->notifier_ctx = false;
 
@@ -1643,8 +1650,6 @@ static int team_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_options_register;
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
-	lockdep_register_key(&team->team_lock_key);
-	__mutex_init(&team->lock, "team->team_lock_key", &team->team_lock_key);
 	netdev_lockdep_set_classes(dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1665,7 +1670,7 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct team_port *port;
 	struct team_port *tmp;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(port, tmp, &team->port_list, list)
 		team_port_del(team, port->dev);
 
@@ -1674,9 +1679,8 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	team_mcast_rejoin_fini(team);
 	team_notify_peers_fini(team);
 	team_queue_override_fini(team);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 	netdev_change_features(dev);
-	lockdep_unregister_key(&team->team_lock_key);
 }
 
 static void team_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1790,18 +1794,18 @@ static void team_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int team_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
-	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
 	struct team_port *port;
 
 	if (dev->type == ARPHRD_ETHER && !is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 	dev_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		if (team->ops.port_change_dev_addr)
 			team->ops.port_change_dev_addr(team, port);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1815,7 +1819,7 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by team lock. It's not possible
 	 * to traverse list in reverse under rcu_read_lock
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = true;
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = dev_set_mtu(port->dev, new_mtu);
@@ -1826,7 +1830,7 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		}
 	}
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
 
@@ -1836,7 +1840,7 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		dev_set_mtu(port->dev, dev->mtu);
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1890,20 +1894,20 @@ static int team_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by team lock. It's not possible
 	 * to traverse list in reverse under rcu_read_lock
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = vlan_vid_add(port->dev, proto, vid);
 		if (err)
 			goto unwind;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 
 	return 0;
 
 unwind:
 	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		vlan_vid_del(port->dev, proto, vid);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1913,10 +1917,10 @@ static int team_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct team_port *port;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		vlan_vid_del(port->dev, proto, vid);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1938,9 +1942,9 @@ static void team_netpoll_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	__team_netpoll_cleanup(team);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 }
 
 static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1950,7 +1954,7 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct team_port *port;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = __team_port_enable_netpoll(port);
 		if (err) {
@@ -1958,7 +1962,7 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 	return err;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1969,9 +1973,9 @@ static int team_add_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	err = team_port_add(team, port_dev, extack);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 
 	if (!err)
 		netdev_change_features(dev);
@@ -1984,19 +1988,12 @@ static int team_del_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *port_dev)
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	err = team_port_del(team, port_dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
-
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	team_unlock(team);
 
-	if (netif_is_team_master(port_dev)) {
-		lockdep_unregister_key(&team->team_lock_key);
-		lockdep_register_key(&team->team_lock_key);
-		lockdep_set_class(&team->lock, &team->team_lock_key);
-	}
-	netdev_change_features(dev);
+	if (!err)
+		netdev_change_features(dev);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2316,13 +2313,13 @@ static struct team *team_nl_team_get(struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	team = netdev_priv(dev);
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	__team_lock(team);
 	return team;
 }
 
 static void team_nl_team_put(struct team *team)
 {
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 	dev_put(team->dev);
 }
 
@@ -2984,9 +2981,9 @@ static void team_port_change_check(struct team_port *port, bool linkup)
 {
 	struct team *team = port->team;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	team_lock(team);
 	__team_port_change_check(port, linkup);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
index 00f8989c29c0..7bcc9d37447a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void lb_stats_refresh(struct work_struct *work)
 	team = lb_priv_ex->team;
 	lb_priv = get_lb_priv(team);
 
-	if (!mutex_trylock(&team->lock)) {
+	if (!team_trylock(team)) {
 		schedule_delayed_work(&lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_dw, 0);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void lb_stats_refresh(struct work_struct *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_dw,
 			      (lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_interval * HZ) / 10);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	team_unlock(team);
 }
 
 static void lb_stats_refresh_interval_get(struct team *team,
diff --git a/include/linux/if_team.h b/include/linux/if_team.h
index 1b9b15a492fa..12d4447fc8ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -221,10 +221,38 @@ struct team {
 		atomic_t count_pending;
 		struct delayed_work dw;
 	} mcast_rejoin;
-	struct lock_class_key team_lock_key;
 	long mode_priv[TEAM_MODE_PRIV_LONGS];
 };
 
+static inline void __team_lock(struct team *team)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+}
+
+static inline int team_trylock(struct team *team)
+{
+	return mutex_trylock(&team->lock);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+static inline void team_lock(struct team *team)
+{
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	mutex_lock_nested(&team->lock, team->dev->nested_level);
+}
+
+#else
+static inline void team_lock(struct team *team)
+{
+	__team_lock(team);
+}
+#endif
+
+static inline void team_unlock(struct team *team)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+}
+
 static inline int team_dev_queue_xmit(struct team *team, struct team_port *port,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
