diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 5e12462..59ade92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,14 @@ void bond_change_active_slave(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *new_active)
 	if (old_active == new_active)
 		return;
 
+	write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
+
+	netdev_bonding_change(bond->dev, NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE);
+
+	read_lock(&bond->lock);
+	write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+
 	if (new_active) {
 		new_active->jiffies = jiffies;