diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/mech_driver.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/mech_driver.py
index a584b213adb..2d9c94ac3ba 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/mech_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/mech_driver.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class L2populationMechanismDriver(api.MechanismDriver,
 
         return True
 
-    def update_port_postcommit(self, context):
+    def update_port_precommit(self, context):
         port = context.current
         orig = context.original
 
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ class L2populationMechanismDriver(api.MechanismDriver,
             context.status == const.PORT_STATUS_ACTIVE):
             LOG.warning(_LW("unable to modify mac_address of ACTIVE port "
                             "%s"), port['id'])
-            raise ml2_exc.MechanismDriverError(method='update_port_postcommit')
+            raise ml2_exc.MechanismDriverError(method='update_port_precommit')
+
+    def update_port_postcommit(self, context):
+        port = context.current
+        orig = context.original
+
         diff_ips = self._get_diff_ips(orig, port)
         if diff_ips:
             self._fixed_ips_changed(context, orig, port, diff_ips)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/test_mech_driver.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/test_mech_driver.py
index dd40deae7fa..c9f170f058e 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/test_mech_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/test_mech_driver.py
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class TestL2PopulationMechDriver(base.BaseTestCase):
                             [constants.FLOODING_ENTRY]}}
         self.assertEqual(expected_result, result)
 
-    def test_update_port_postcommit_mac_address_changed_raises(self):
+    def test_update_port_precommit_mac_address_changed_raises(self):
         port = {'status': u'ACTIVE',
                 'device_owner': u'compute:None',
                 'mac_address': u'12:34:56:78:4b:0e',
@@ -912,4 +912,4 @@ class TestL2PopulationMechDriver(base.BaseTestCase):
 
         mech_driver = l2pop_mech_driver.L2populationMechanismDriver()
         with testtools.ExpectedException(ml2_exc.MechanismDriverError):
-            mech_driver.update_port_postcommit(ctx)
+            mech_driver.update_port_precommit(ctx)