diff --git a/bridge/fdb.c b/bridge/fdb.c
index 278e55fd..bd7e4f92 100644
--- a/bridge/fdb.c
+++ b/bridge/fdb.c
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ static unsigned int filter_index;
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: bridge fdb { add | append | del | replace } ADDR dev DEV {self|master} [ temp ]\n"
-		        "              [router] [ dst IPADDR] [ vlan VID ]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: bridge fdb { add | append | del | replace ADDR dev DEV\n"
+			"              [ self ] [ master ] [ use ] [ router ]\n"
+			"              [ local | temp ] [ dst IPADDR ] [ vlan VID ]\n"
 		        "              [ port PORT] [ vni VNI ] [via DEV]\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "       bridge fdb {show} [ br BRDEV ] [ brport DEV ]\n");
 	exit(-1);
@@ -305,6 +306,8 @@ static int fdb_modify(int cmd, int flags, int argc, char **argv)
 				duparg2("vlan", *argv);
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			vid = atoi(*argv);
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "use") == 0) {
+			req.ndm.ndm_flags |= NTF_USE;
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "to") == 0) {
 				NEXT_ARG();
diff --git a/ip/ip.c b/ip/ip.c
index 3d993b9e..0cf743f7 100644
--- a/ip/ip.c
+++ b/ip/ip.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static int batch(const char *name)
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t len = 0;
 	int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	int orig_family = preferred_family;
 
 	batch_mode = 1;
 
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ static int batch(const char *name)
 		char *largv[100];
 		int largc;
 
+		preferred_family = orig_family;
+
 		largc = makeargs(line, largv, 100);
 		if (largc == 0)
 			continue;	/* blank line */
diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index 8922bf6f..5347a569 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ bridge \- show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
 .I LLADDR
 .B  dev
 .IR DEV " { "
-.BR local " | " temp " } { "
-.BR self " } { " router " } [ "
+.BR local " | " temp " } [ "
+.BR self " ] [ " master " ] [ " router " ] [ " use " ] [ "
 .B  dst
 .IR IPADDR " ] [ "
 .B vni
@@ -325,7 +325,11 @@ the Ethernet MAC address.
 the interface to which this address is associated.
 
 .B self
-- the address is associated with a software fdb (default)
+- the address is associated with the port drivers fdb. Usually hardware.
+.sp
+
+.B master
+- the address is associated with master devices fdb. Usually software (default).
 .sp
 
 .B router
@@ -334,6 +338,11 @@ Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device and has
 route shortcircuit enabled.
 .sp
 
+.B use
+- the address is in use. User space can use this option to
+indicate to the kernel that the fdb entry is in use.
+.sp
+
 .in -8
 The next command line parameters apply only
 when the specified device
@@ -541,8 +550,7 @@ described in previous sections.
 .P
 If a file name is given, it does not listen on RTNETLINK,
 but opens the file containing RTNETLINK messages saved in binary format
-and dumps them. Such a history file can be generated with the
-
+and dumps them.
 
 .SH NOTES
 This command uses facilities added in Linux 3.0.