return res;
 }
 
+static bool br_mrp_unique_ifindex(struct net_bridge *br, u32 ifindex)
+{
+       struct br_mrp *mrp;
+
+       list_for_each_entry_rcu(mrp, &br->mrp_list, list,
+                               lockdep_rtnl_is_held()) {
+               struct net_bridge_port *p;
+
+               p = rtnl_dereference(mrp->p_port);
+               if (p && p->dev->ifindex == ifindex)
+                       return false;
+
+               p = rtnl_dereference(mrp->s_port);
+               if (p && p->dev->ifindex == ifindex)
+                       return false;
+       }
+
+       return true;
+}
+
 static struct br_mrp *br_mrp_find_port(struct net_bridge *br,
                                       struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
            !br_mrp_get_port(br, instance->s_ifindex))
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       /* It is not possible to have the same port part of multiple rings */
+       if (!br_mrp_unique_ifindex(br, instance->p_ifindex) ||
+           !br_mrp_unique_ifindex(br, instance->s_ifindex))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
        mrp = kzalloc(sizeof(*mrp), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!mrp)
                return -ENOMEM;