diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 07f257d4..6aac0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -665,6 +665,16 @@ static int bond_check_dev_link(struct bonding *bond,
 	return reporting ? -1 : BMSR_LSTATUS;
 }
 
+static unsigned long bond_dev_trans_start(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+        struct net_device *real_dev = dev;
+
+        if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
+                real_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(dev);
+
+        return dev_trans_start(real_dev);
+}
+
 /*----------------------------- Multicast list ------------------------------*/
 
 /*
@@ -2750,7 +2760,7 @@ void bond_loadbalance_arp_mon(struct work_struct *work)
 	 *       so it can wait
 	 */
 	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-		unsigned long trans_start = dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
+		unsigned long trans_start = bond_dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
 
 		if (slave->link != BOND_LINK_UP) {
 			if (time_in_range(jiffies,
@@ -2912,7 +2922,7 @@ static int bond_ab_arp_inspect(struct bonding *bond, int delta_in_ticks)
 		 * - (more than 2*delta since receive AND
 		 *    the bond has an IP address)
 		 */
-		trans_start = dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
+		trans_start = bond_dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
 		if (bond_is_active_slave(slave) &&
 		    (!time_in_range(jiffies,
 			trans_start - delta_in_ticks,
@@ -2947,7 +2957,7 @@ static void bond_ab_arp_commit(struct bonding *bond, int delta_in_ticks)
 			continue;
 
 		case BOND_LINK_UP:
-			trans_start = dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
+			trans_start = bond_dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
 			if ((!bond->curr_active_slave &&
 			     time_in_range(jiffies,
 					   trans_start - delta_in_ticks,