diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 172eeeb68152..18b58e1376f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1221,22 +1221,17 @@ static int bond_master_upper_dev_link(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave,
 				      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct netdev_lag_upper_info lag_upper_info;
-	int err;
 
 	lag_upper_info.tx_type = bond_lag_tx_type(bond);
-	err = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(slave->dev, bond->dev, slave,
-					   &lag_upper_info, extack);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, slave->dev, IFF_SLAVE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	return 0;
+
+	return netdev_master_upper_dev_link(slave->dev, bond->dev, slave,
+					    &lag_upper_info, extack);
 }
 
 static void bond_upper_dev_unlink(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave)
 {
 	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave->dev, bond->dev);
 	slave->dev->flags &= ~IFF_SLAVE;
-	rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, slave->dev, IFF_SLAVE, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 static struct slave *bond_alloc_slave(struct bonding *bond)