diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e21643377162..1949f631e1bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1926,7 +1926,6 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	/* recompute stats just before removing the slave */
 	bond_get_stats(bond->dev, &bond->bond_stats);
 
-	bond_upper_dev_unlink(bond, slave);
 	/* unregister rx_handler early so bond_handle_frame wouldn't be called
 	 * for this slave anymore.
 	 */
@@ -1935,6 +1934,8 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	if (BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_8023AD)
 		bond_3ad_unbind_slave(slave);
 
+	bond_upper_dev_unlink(bond, slave);
+
 	if (bond_mode_can_use_xmit_hash(bond))
 		bond_update_slave_arr(bond, slave);