diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 7019e5d8fdc8..8212d406f3bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3973,18 +3973,13 @@ static int bond_slave_netdev_event(unsigned long event,
 	case NETDEV_CHANGE:
 		/* For 802.3ad mode only:
 		 * Getting invalid Speed/Duplex values here will put slave
-		 * in weird state. Mark it as link-fail if the link was
-		 * previously up or link-down if it hasn't yet come up, and
-		 * let link-monitoring (miimon) set it right when correct
-		 * speeds/duplex are available.
+		 * in weird state. Mark an up slave as link-fail and let
+		 * miimon set it right when correct speed/duplex are available.
 		 */
 		if (bond_update_speed_duplex(slave) &&
-		    BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
-			if (slave->last_link_up)
-				slave->link = BOND_LINK_FAIL;
-			else
-				slave->link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
-		}
+		    BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_8023AD &&
+		    slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP)
+			slave->link = BOND_LINK_FAIL;
 
 		if (BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_8023AD)
 			bond_3ad_adapter_speed_duplex_changed(slave);