diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
index bc37e47ad8299ea50736a1016a5a43783579800c..1a52a0bca086d693d3fb20a305a084a7a0313ef4 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ int br_mdb_get(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[], u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->multicast_lock);
 
 	mp = br_mdb_ip_get(br, &group);
-	if (!mp) {
+	if (!mp || (!mp->ports && !mp->host_joined)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "MDB entry not found");
 		err = -ENOENT;
 		goto unlock;