diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
index c7bd6c49fadf..a48f621c2fec 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ static const unsigned char def_multicast_addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(2) = {
 };
 
 int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
-		     unsigned char multicast_spec, u8 protocol_version)
+		     unsigned char multicast_spec, u8 protocol_version,
+		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct hsr_priv *hsr;
 	struct hsr_port *port;
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
 	/* Make sure the 1st call to netif_carrier_on() gets through */
 	netif_carrier_off(hsr_dev);
 
-	res = hsr_add_port(hsr, hsr_dev, HSR_PT_MASTER);
+	res = hsr_add_port(hsr, hsr_dev, HSR_PT_MASTER, extack);
 	if (res)
 		goto err_add_master;
 
@@ -486,11 +487,11 @@ int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
 	if (res)
 		goto err_unregister;
 
-	res = hsr_add_port(hsr, slave[0], HSR_PT_SLAVE_A);
+	res = hsr_add_port(hsr, slave[0], HSR_PT_SLAVE_A, extack);
 	if (res)
 		goto err_add_slaves;
 
-	res = hsr_add_port(hsr, slave[1], HSR_PT_SLAVE_B);
+	res = hsr_add_port(hsr, slave[1], HSR_PT_SLAVE_B, extack);
 	if (res)
 		goto err_add_slaves;
 
diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.h b/net/hsr/hsr_device.h
index 6d7759c4f5f9..a099d7de7e79 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.h
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.h
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 
 void hsr_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
-		     unsigned char multicast_spec, u8 protocol_version);
+		     unsigned char multicast_spec, u8 protocol_version,
+		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void hsr_check_carrier_and_operstate(struct hsr_priv *hsr);
 bool is_hsr_master(struct net_device *dev);
 int hsr_get_max_mtu(struct hsr_priv *hsr);
diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c b/net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c
index 8dc0547f01d0..7ed308a0c035 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c
@@ -35,26 +35,34 @@ static int hsr_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	unsigned char multicast_spec, hsr_version;
 
 	if (!data) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "HSR: No slave devices specified\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "No slave devices specified");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (!data[IFLA_HSR_SLAVE1]) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "HSR: Slave1 device not specified\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Slave1 device not specified");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	link[0] = __dev_get_by_index(src_net,
 				     nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_HSR_SLAVE1]));
+	if (!link[0]) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Slave1 does not exist");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (!data[IFLA_HSR_SLAVE2]) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "HSR: Slave2 device not specified\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Slave2 device not specified");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	link[1] = __dev_get_by_index(src_net,
 				     nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_HSR_SLAVE2]));
+	if (!link[1]) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Slave2 does not exist");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
-	if (!link[0] || !link[1])
-		return -ENODEV;
-	if (link[0] == link[1])
+	if (link[0] == link[1]) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Slave1 and Slave2 are same");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (!data[IFLA_HSR_MULTICAST_SPEC])
 		multicast_spec = 0;
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ static int hsr_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	else
 		hsr_version = nla_get_u8(data[IFLA_HSR_VERSION]);
 
-	return hsr_dev_finalize(dev, link, multicast_spec, hsr_version);
+	return hsr_dev_finalize(dev, link, multicast_spec, hsr_version, extack);
 }
 
 static int hsr_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c b/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c
index fbfd0db182b7..127ebcc0e28f 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c
@@ -58,33 +58,37 @@ bool hsr_port_exists(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return rcu_access_pointer(dev->rx_handler) == hsr_handle_frame;
 }
 
-static int hsr_check_dev_ok(struct net_device *dev)
+static int hsr_check_dev_ok(struct net_device *dev,
+			    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	/* Don't allow HSR on non-ethernet like devices */
 	if ((dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) || dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER ||
 	    dev->addr_len != ETH_ALEN) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "Cannot use loopback or non-ethernet device as HSR slave.\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Cannot use loopback or non-ethernet device as HSR slave.");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Don't allow enslaving hsr devices */
 	if (is_hsr_master(dev)) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "Cannot create trees of HSR devices.\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Cannot create trees of HSR devices.");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (hsr_port_exists(dev)) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "This device is already a HSR slave.\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "This device is already a HSR slave.");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (is_vlan_dev(dev)) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "HSR on top of VLAN is not yet supported in this driver.\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "HSR on top of VLAN is not yet supported in this driver.");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_DONT_BRIDGE) {
-		netdev_info(dev, "This device does not support bridging.\n");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "This device does not support bridging.");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
@@ -126,13 +130,13 @@ static int hsr_portdev_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct hsr_port *port)
 }
 
 int hsr_add_port(struct hsr_priv *hsr, struct net_device *dev,
-		 enum hsr_port_type type)
+		 enum hsr_port_type type, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct hsr_port *port, *master;
 	int res;
 
 	if (type != HSR_PT_MASTER) {
-		res = hsr_check_dev_ok(dev);
+		res = hsr_check_dev_ok(dev, extack);
 		if (res)
 			return res;
 	}
diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_slave.h b/net/hsr/hsr_slave.h
index 64b549529592..8953ea279ce9 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_slave.h
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_slave.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "hsr_main.h"
 
 int hsr_add_port(struct hsr_priv *hsr, struct net_device *dev,
-		 enum hsr_port_type pt);
+		 enum hsr_port_type pt, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void hsr_del_port(struct hsr_port *port);
 bool hsr_port_exists(const struct net_device *dev);
 
