diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
index 754808c43f00..57367e18733a 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
@@ -1931,7 +1931,13 @@ static void tb_xdomain_link_exit(struct tb_xdomain *xd)
 	if (tb_port_get_link_generation(down) >= 4) {
 		down->bonded = false;
 		down->dual_link_port->bonded = false;
-	} else if (xd->link_width > TB_LINK_WIDTH_SINGLE) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!xd->bonding_possible)
+		return;
+
+	if (xd->link_width > TB_LINK_WIDTH_SINGLE) {
 		/*
 		 * Just return port structures back to way they were and
 		 * update credits. No need to update userspace because