diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 8eecd0ec22f2..09f26940aba5 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!br_allowed_ingress(br, br_vlan_group_rcu(br), skb, &vid))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest))
-		br_flood_deliver(br, skb, false);
-	else if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
+		br_flood(br, skb, false, false, true);
+	} else if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		if (unlikely(netpoll_tx_running(dev))) {
-			br_flood_deliver(br, skb, false);
+			br_flood(br, skb, false, false, true);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (br_multicast_rcv(br, NULL, skb, vid)) {
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		mdst = br_mdb_get(br, skb, vid);
 		if ((mdst || BR_INPUT_SKB_CB_MROUTERS_ONLY(skb)) &&
 		    br_multicast_querier_exists(br, eth_hdr(skb)))
-			br_multicast_deliver(mdst, skb);
+			br_multicast_flood(mdst, skb, false, true);
 		else
-			br_flood_deliver(br, skb, false);
-	} else if ((dst = __br_fdb_get(br, dest, vid)) != NULL)
-		br_deliver(dst->dst, skb);
-	else
-		br_flood_deliver(br, skb, true);
-
+			br_flood(br, skb, false, false, true);
+	} else if ((dst = __br_fdb_get(br, dest, vid)) != NULL) {
+		br_forward(dst->dst, skb, false, true);
+	} else {
+		br_flood(br, skb, true, false, true);
+	}
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_forward.c b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
index d610644368b9..63a83d8d7da3 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_forward.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter_bridge.h>
 #include "br_private.h"
 
-static int deliver_clone(const struct net_bridge_port *prev,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb,
-			 void (*__packet_hook)(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
-					       struct sk_buff *skb));
-
 /* Don't forward packets to originating port or forwarding disabled */
 static inline int should_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
 				 const struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -75,41 +70,13 @@ int br_forward_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(br_forward_finish);
 
-static void __br_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct net_bridge_vlan_group *vg;
-
-	vg = nbp_vlan_group_rcu(to);
-	skb = br_handle_vlan(to->br, vg, skb);
-	if (!skb)
-		return;
-
-	skb->dev = to->dev;
-
-	if (unlikely(netpoll_tx_running(to->br->dev))) {
-		if (!is_skb_forwardable(skb->dev, skb))
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		else {
-			skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
-			br_netpoll_send_skb(to, skb);
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-
-	NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, NF_BR_LOCAL_OUT,
-		dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb,NULL, skb->dev,
-		br_forward_finish);
-}
-
-static void __br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static void __br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to,
+			 struct sk_buff *skb, bool local_orig)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_vlan_group *vg;
 	struct net_device *indev;
-
-	if (skb_warn_if_lro(skb)) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return;
-	}
+	struct net *net;
+	int br_hook;
 
 	vg = nbp_vlan_group_rcu(to);
 	skb = br_handle_vlan(to->br, vg, skb);
@@ -118,44 +85,36 @@ static void __br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	indev = skb->dev;
 	skb->dev = to->dev;
-	skb_forward_csum(skb);
+	if (!local_orig) {
+		if (skb_warn_if_lro(skb)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			return;
+		}
+		br_hook = NF_BR_FORWARD;
+		skb_forward_csum(skb);
+		net = dev_net(indev);
+	} else {
+		if (unlikely(netpoll_tx_running(to->br->dev))) {
+			if (!is_skb_forwardable(skb->dev, skb)) {
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+			} else {
+				skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
+				br_netpoll_send_skb(to, skb);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+		br_hook = NF_BR_LOCAL_OUT;
+		net = dev_net(skb->dev);
+		indev = NULL;
+	}
 
-	NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, NF_BR_FORWARD,
-		dev_net(indev), NULL, skb, indev, skb->dev,
+	NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, br_hook,
+		net, NULL, skb, indev, skb->dev,
 		br_forward_finish);
 }
 
-/* called with rcu_read_lock */
-void br_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	if (to && should_deliver(to, skb)) {
-		__br_deliver(to, skb);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	kfree_skb(skb);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(br_deliver);
-
-/* called with rcu_read_lock */
-void br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb0)
-{
-	if (to && should_deliver(to, skb)) {
-		if (skb0)
-			deliver_clone(to, skb, __br_forward);
-		else
-			__br_forward(to, skb);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!skb0)
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-}
-
 static int deliver_clone(const struct net_bridge_port *prev,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb,
-			 void (*__packet_hook)(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
-					       struct sk_buff *skb))
+			 struct sk_buff *skb, bool local_orig)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->brdev;
 
@@ -165,15 +124,38 @@ static int deliver_clone(const struct net_bridge_port *prev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	__packet_hook(prev, skb);
+	__br_forward(prev, skb, local_orig);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * br_forward - forward a packet to a specific port
+ * @to: destination port
+ * @skb: packet being forwarded
+ * @local_rcv: packet will be received locally after forwarding
+ * @local_orig: packet is locally originated
+ *
+ * Should be called with rcu_read_lock.
+ */
+void br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to,
+		struct sk_buff *skb, bool local_rcv, bool local_orig)
+{
+	if (to && should_deliver(to, skb)) {
+		if (local_rcv)
+			deliver_clone(to, skb, local_orig);
+		else
+			__br_forward(to, skb, local_orig);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!local_rcv)
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(br_forward);
+
 static struct net_bridge_port *maybe_deliver(
 	struct net_bridge_port *prev, struct net_bridge_port *p,
-	struct sk_buff *skb,
-	void (*__packet_hook)(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
-			      struct sk_buff *skb))
+	struct sk_buff *skb, bool local_orig)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -183,7 +165,7 @@ static struct net_bridge_port *maybe_deliver(
 	if (!prev)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = deliver_clone(prev, skb, __packet_hook);
+	err = deliver_clone(prev, skb, local_orig);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
@@ -191,19 +173,14 @@ out:
 	return p;
 }
 
-/* called under bridge lock */
-static void br_flood(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		     struct sk_buff *skb0,
-		     void (*__packet_hook)(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
-					   struct sk_buff *skb),
-		     bool unicast)
+/* called under rcu_read_lock */
+void br_flood(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
+	      bool unicast, bool local_rcv, bool local_orig)
 {
 	u8 igmp_type = br_multicast_igmp_type(skb);
-	struct net_bridge_port *prev;
+	struct net_bridge_port *prev = NULL;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
 
-	prev = NULL;
-
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(p, &br->port_list, list) {
 		/* Do not flood unicast traffic to ports that turn it off */
 		if (unicast && !(p->flags & BR_FLOOD))
@@ -216,7 +193,7 @@ static void br_flood(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		    BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->proxyarp_replied)
 			continue;
 
-		prev = maybe_deliver(prev, p, skb, __packet_hook);
+		prev = maybe_deliver(prev, p, skb, local_orig);
 		if (IS_ERR(prev))
 			goto out;
 		if (prev == p)
@@ -227,38 +204,22 @@ static void br_flood(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!prev)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (skb0)
-		deliver_clone(prev, skb, __packet_hook);
+	if (local_rcv)
+		deliver_clone(prev, skb, local_orig);
 	else
-		__packet_hook(prev, skb);
+		__br_forward(prev, skb, local_orig);
 	return;
 
 out:
-	if (!skb0)
+	if (!local_rcv)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
-
-/* called with rcu_read_lock */
-void br_flood_deliver(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb, bool unicast)
-{
-	br_flood(br, skb, NULL, __br_deliver, unicast);
-}
-
-/* called under bridge lock */
-void br_flood_forward(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		      struct sk_buff *skb2, bool unicast)
-{
-	br_flood(br, skb, skb2, __br_forward, unicast);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_IGMP_SNOOPING
 /* called with rcu_read_lock */
-static void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb0,
-			       void (*__packet_hook)(
-					const struct net_bridge_port *p,
-					struct sk_buff *skb))
+void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
+			struct sk_buff *skb,
+			bool local_rcv, bool local_orig)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->brdev;
 	u8 igmp_type = br_multicast_igmp_type(skb);
@@ -279,7 +240,7 @@ static void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
 		port = (unsigned long)lport > (unsigned long)rport ?
 		       lport : rport;
 
-		prev = maybe_deliver(prev, port, skb, __packet_hook);
+		prev = maybe_deliver(prev, port, skb, local_orig);
 		if (IS_ERR(prev))
 			goto out;
 		if (prev == port)
@@ -295,28 +256,14 @@ static void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
 	if (!prev)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (skb0)
-		deliver_clone(prev, skb, __packet_hook);
+	if (local_rcv)
+		deliver_clone(prev, skb, local_orig);
 	else
-		__packet_hook(prev, skb);
+		__br_forward(prev, skb, local_orig);
 	return;
 
 out:
-	if (!skb0)
+	if (!local_rcv)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 }
-
-/* called with rcu_read_lock */
-void br_multicast_deliver(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-			  struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	br_multicast_flood(mdst, skb, NULL, __br_deliver);
-}
-
-/* called with rcu_read_lock */
-void br_multicast_forward(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-			  struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb2)
-{
-	br_multicast_flood(mdst, skb, skb2, __br_forward);
-}
 #endif
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index a7817e6f306f..8b08eec763a5 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -131,13 +131,12 @@ static void br_do_proxy_arp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_bridge *br,
 /* note: already called with rcu_read_lock */
 int br_handle_frame_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
+	bool local_rcv = false, mcast_hit = false, unicast = true;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p = br_port_get_rcu(skb->dev);
-	struct net_bridge *br;
-	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *dst;
+	const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
+	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst;
-	struct sk_buff *skb2;
-	bool unicast = true;
+	struct net_bridge *br;
 	u16 vid = 0;
 
 	if (!p || p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
@@ -160,53 +159,46 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb
 
 	BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->brdev = br->dev;
 
-	/* The packet skb2 goes to the local host (NULL to skip). */
-	skb2 = NULL;
-
-	if (br->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
-		skb2 = skb;
-
-	dst = NULL;
+	local_rcv = !!(br->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC);
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) && skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))
 		br_do_proxy_arp(skb, br, vid, p);
 
 	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
-		skb2 = skb;
+		local_rcv = true;
 		unicast = false;
 	} else if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		mdst = br_mdb_get(br, skb, vid);
 		if ((mdst || BR_INPUT_SKB_CB_MROUTERS_ONLY(skb)) &&
 		    br_multicast_querier_exists(br, eth_hdr(skb))) {
 			if ((mdst && mdst->mglist) ||
-			    br_multicast_is_router(br))
-				skb2 = skb;
-			br_multicast_forward(mdst, skb, skb2);
-			skb = NULL;
-			if (!skb2)
-				goto out;
-		} else
-			skb2 = skb;
-
+			    br_multicast_is_router(br)) {
+				local_rcv = true;
+				br->dev->stats.multicast++;
+			}
+			mcast_hit = true;
+		} else {
+			local_rcv = true;
+			br->dev->stats.multicast++;
+		}
 		unicast = false;
-		br->dev->stats.multicast++;
-	} else if ((dst = __br_fdb_get(br, dest, vid)) &&
-			dst->is_local) {
-		skb2 = skb;
+	} else if ((dst = __br_fdb_get(br, dest, vid)) && dst->is_local) {
 		/* Do not forward the packet since it's local. */
-		skb = NULL;
+		return br_pass_frame_up(skb);
 	}
 
-	if (skb) {
-		if (dst) {
-			dst->used = jiffies;
-			br_forward(dst->dst, skb, skb2);
-		} else
-			br_flood_forward(br, skb, skb2, unicast);
+	if (dst) {
+		dst->used = jiffies;
+		br_forward(dst->dst, skb, local_rcv, false);
+	} else {
+		if (!mcast_hit)
+			br_flood(br, skb, unicast, local_rcv, false);
+		else
+			br_multicast_flood(mdst, skb, local_rcv, false);
 	}
 
-	if (skb2)
-		return br_pass_frame_up(skb2);
+	if (local_rcv)
+		return br_pass_frame_up(skb);
 
 out:
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 40f200947ddc..b3088264f844 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -505,14 +505,12 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_del(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid);
 
 /* br_forward.c */
-void br_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int br_dev_queue_push_xmit(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
-void br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to,
-		struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb0);
+void br_forward(const struct net_bridge_port *to, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		bool local_rcv, bool local_orig);
 int br_forward_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
-void br_flood_deliver(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb, bool unicast);
-void br_flood_forward(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		      struct sk_buff *skb2, bool unicast);
+void br_flood(struct net_bridge *br, struct sk_buff *skb,
+	      bool unicast, bool local_rcv, bool local_orig);
 
 /* br_if.c */
 void br_port_carrier_check(struct net_bridge_port *p);
@@ -560,10 +558,8 @@ void br_multicast_init(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_multicast_open(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_multicast_stop(struct net_bridge *br);
 void br_multicast_dev_del(struct net_bridge *br);
-void br_multicast_deliver(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-			  struct sk_buff *skb);
-void br_multicast_forward(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-			  struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb2);
+void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
+			struct sk_buff *skb, bool local_rcv, bool local_orig);
 int br_multicast_set_router(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val);
 int br_multicast_set_port_router(struct net_bridge_port *p, unsigned long val);
 int br_multicast_toggle(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val);
@@ -691,28 +687,27 @@ static inline void br_multicast_dev_del(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void br_multicast_deliver(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-					struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb,
+				      bool local_rcv, bool local_orig)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void br_multicast_forward(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
-					struct sk_buff *skb,
-					struct sk_buff *skb2)
-{
-}
 static inline bool br_multicast_is_router(struct net_bridge *br)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
 static inline bool br_multicast_querier_exists(struct net_bridge *br,
 					       struct ethhdr *eth)
 {
 	return false;
 }
+
 static inline void br_mdb_init(void)
 {
 }
+
 static inline void br_mdb_uninit(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/nft_reject_bridge.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/nft_reject_bridge.c
index 77f7e7a9ebe1..0b77ffbc27d6 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/nft_reject_bridge.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/nft_reject_bridge.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void nft_reject_br_send_v4_tcp_reset(struct net *net,
 
 	nft_reject_br_push_etherhdr(oldskb, nskb);
 
-	br_deliver(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb);
+	br_forward(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb, false, true);
 }
 
 static void nft_reject_br_send_v4_unreach(struct net *net,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void nft_reject_br_send_v4_unreach(struct net *net,
 
 	nft_reject_br_push_etherhdr(oldskb, nskb);
 
-	br_deliver(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb);
+	br_forward(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb, false, true);
 }
 
 static void nft_reject_br_send_v6_tcp_reset(struct net *net,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void nft_reject_br_send_v6_tcp_reset(struct net *net,
 
 	nft_reject_br_push_etherhdr(oldskb, nskb);
 
-	br_deliver(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb);
+	br_forward(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb, false, true);
 }
 
 static bool reject6_br_csum_ok(struct sk_buff *skb, int hook)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void nft_reject_br_send_v6_unreach(struct net *net,
 
 	nft_reject_br_push_etherhdr(oldskb, nskb);
 
-	br_deliver(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb);
+	br_forward(br_port_get_rcu(dev), nskb, false, true);
 }
 
 static void nft_reject_bridge_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,