diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index c7690adec8db72..dc7cbd6a9798a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,13 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	if (netdev_has_upper_dev(port_dev, dev)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is already a lower device of the team interface");
+		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is already a lower device of the team interface\n",
+			   portname);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	if (port_dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED &&
 	    vlan_uses_dev(dev)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is VLAN challenged and team device has VLAN set up");