1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 82b70ff1fd28..b47fa0421e01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1659,9 +1659,6 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        /* release the slave from its bond */
-        bond->slave_cnt--;
-
         bond_sysfs_slave_del(slave);
 
         bond_upper_dev_unlink(bond_dev, slave_dev);
@@ -1743,6 +1740,7 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 
         unblock_netpoll_tx();
         synchronize_rcu();
+        bond->slave_cnt--;
 
         if (!bond_has_slaves(bond)) {
                 call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, bond->dev);