diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 109840decc74..ae1f7e737c50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1190,10 +1190,6 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	err = team_dev_type_check_change(dev, port_dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	if (port_dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is up. Set it down before adding it as a team port");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is up. Set it down before adding it as a team port\n",
@@ -1211,10 +1207,16 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->qom_list);
 
 	port->orig.mtu = port_dev->mtu;
-	err = dev_set_mtu(port_dev, dev->mtu);
-	if (err) {
-		netdev_dbg(dev, "Error %d calling dev_set_mtu\n", err);
-		goto err_set_mtu;
+	/*
+	 * MTU assignment will be handled in team_dev_type_check_change
+	 * if dev and port_dev are of different types
+	 */
+	if (dev->type == port_dev->type) {
+		err = dev_set_mtu(port_dev, dev->mtu);
+		if (err) {
+			netdev_dbg(dev, "Error %d calling dev_set_mtu\n", err);
+			goto err_set_mtu;
+		}
 	}
 
 	memcpy(port->orig.dev_addr, port_dev->dev_addr, port_dev->addr_len);
@@ -1289,6 +1291,10 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	err = team_dev_type_check_change(dev, port_dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_set_dev_type;
+
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
 		netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
 		dev_uc_sync_multiple(port_dev, dev);
@@ -1307,6 +1313,7 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_set_dev_type:
 err_set_slave_promisc:
 	__team_option_inst_del_port(team, port);