diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e7421fa1d103..ddb2e2564470 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -636,6 +636,23 @@ static void bond_set_dev_addr(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, bond_dev);
 }
 
+static struct slave *bond_get_old_active(struct bonding *bond,
+					 struct slave *new_active)
+{
+	struct slave *slave;
+	struct list_head *iter;
+
+	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
+		if (slave == new_active)
+			continue;
+
+		if (ether_addr_equal(bond->dev->dev_addr, slave->dev->dev_addr))
+			return slave;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * bond_do_fail_over_mac
  *
@@ -672,6 +689,9 @@ static void bond_do_fail_over_mac(struct bonding *bond,
 
 		write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
+		if (!old_active)
+			old_active = bond_get_old_active(bond, new_active);
+
 		if (old_active) {
 			ether_addr_copy(tmp_mac, new_active->dev->dev_addr);
 			ether_addr_copy(saddr.sa_data,