diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 93a32a368d31..444519078da3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2801,8 +2801,14 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 
 			continue;
 
+		case BOND_LINK_FAIL:
+		case BOND_LINK_BACK:
+			slave_dbg(bond->dev, slave->dev, "link_new_state %d on slave\n",
+				  slave->link_new_state);
+			continue;
+
 		default:
-			slave_err(bond->dev, slave->dev, "invalid new link %d on slave\n",
+			slave_err(bond->dev, slave->dev, "invalid link_new_state %d on slave\n",
 				  slave->link_new_state);
 			bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE);