diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 09aa45d71fab..7019e5d8fdc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -6273,7 +6273,7 @@ static int __init bond_check_params(struct bond_params *params)
 	}
 
 	for (arp_ip_count = 0, i = 0;
-	     (arp_ip_count < BOND_MAX_ARP_TARGETS) && arp_ip_target[i]; i++) {
+	     (i < BOND_MAX_ARP_TARGETS) && arp_ip_target[i]; i++) {
 		__be32 ip;
 
 		/* not a complete check, but good enough to catch mistakes */