diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
index e9d45133d6412e..5afc450d085533 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
@@ -61,39 +61,36 @@ static bool hsr_check_carrier(struct hsr_port *master)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void hsr_check_announce(struct net_device *hsr_dev,
-			       unsigned char old_operstate)
+static void hsr_check_announce(struct net_device *hsr_dev)
 {
 	struct hsr_priv *hsr;
 
 	hsr = netdev_priv(hsr_dev);
-
-	if (READ_ONCE(hsr_dev->operstate) == IF_OPER_UP && old_operstate != IF_OPER_UP) {
-		/* Went up */
-		hsr->announce_count = 0;
-		mod_timer(&hsr->announce_timer,
-			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(HSR_ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL));
+	if (netif_running(hsr_dev) && netif_oper_up(hsr_dev)) {
+		/* Enable announce timer and start sending supervisory frames */
+		if (!timer_pending(&hsr->announce_timer)) {
+			hsr->announce_count = 0;
+			mod_timer(&hsr->announce_timer, jiffies +
+				  msecs_to_jiffies(HSR_ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL));
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Deactivate the announce timer  */
+		timer_delete(&hsr->announce_timer);
 	}
-
-	if (READ_ONCE(hsr_dev->operstate) != IF_OPER_UP && old_operstate == IF_OPER_UP)
-		/* Went down */
-		del_timer(&hsr->announce_timer);
 }
 
 void hsr_check_carrier_and_operstate(struct hsr_priv *hsr)
 {
 	struct hsr_port *master;
-	unsigned char old_operstate;
 	bool has_carrier;
 
 	master = hsr_port_get_hsr(hsr, HSR_PT_MASTER);
 	/* netif_stacked_transfer_operstate() cannot be used here since
 	 * it doesn't set IF_OPER_LOWERLAYERDOWN (?)
 	 */
-	old_operstate = READ_ONCE(master->dev->operstate);
 	has_carrier = hsr_check_carrier(master);
 	hsr_set_operstate(master, has_carrier);
-	hsr_check_announce(master->dev, old_operstate);
+	hsr_check_announce(master->dev);
 }
 
 int hsr_get_max_mtu(struct hsr_priv *hsr)