diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index b170a3d8d007..710734a5af9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1503,6 +1503,10 @@ done:
 static void bond_setup_by_slave(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 				struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
+	bool was_up = !!(bond_dev->flags & IFF_UP);
+
+	dev_close(bond_dev);
+
 	bond_dev->header_ops	    = slave_dev->header_ops;
 
 	bond_dev->type		    = slave_dev->type;
@@ -1517,6 +1521,8 @@ static void bond_setup_by_slave(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 		bond_dev->flags &= ~(IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST);
 		bond_dev->flags |= (IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP);
 	}
+	if (was_up)
+		dev_open(bond_dev, NULL);
 }
 
 /* On bonding slaves other than the currently active slave, suppress