diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
index 325b20729d8b..b0f8d551b61d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
@@ -1988,30 +1988,24 @@ void bond_3ad_initiate_agg_selection(struct bonding *bond, int timeout)
  */
 void bond_3ad_initialize(struct bonding *bond, u16 tick_resolution)
 {
-	/* check that the bond is not initialized yet */
-	if (!MAC_ADDRESS_EQUAL(&(BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_mac_addr),
-				bond->dev->dev_addr)) {
+	BOND_AD_INFO(bond).aggregator_identifier = 0;
+	BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_priority =
+		bond->params.ad_actor_sys_prio;
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(bond->params.ad_actor_system))
+		BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_mac_addr =
+		    *((struct mac_addr *)bond->dev->dev_addr);
+	else
+		BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_mac_addr =
+		    *((struct mac_addr *)bond->params.ad_actor_system);
 
-		BOND_AD_INFO(bond).aggregator_identifier = 0;
+	/* initialize how many times this module is called in one
+	 * second (should be about every 100ms)
+	 */
+	ad_ticks_per_sec = tick_resolution;
 
-		BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_priority =
-			bond->params.ad_actor_sys_prio;
-		if (is_zero_ether_addr(bond->params.ad_actor_system))
-			BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_mac_addr =
-			    *((struct mac_addr *)bond->dev->dev_addr);
-		else
-			BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_mac_addr =
-			    *((struct mac_addr *)bond->params.ad_actor_system);
-
-		/* initialize how many times this module is called in one
-		 * second (should be about every 100ms)
-		 */
-		ad_ticks_per_sec = tick_resolution;
-
-		bond_3ad_initiate_agg_selection(bond,
-						AD_AGGREGATOR_SELECTION_TIMER *
-						ad_ticks_per_sec);
-	}
+	bond_3ad_initiate_agg_selection(bond,
+					AD_AGGREGATOR_SELECTION_TIMER *
+					ad_ticks_per_sec);
 }
 
 /**