diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index b020a0b6f25c..f5fcc0850dac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,8 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 	new_slave->delay = 0;
 	new_slave->link_failure_count = 0;
 
-	if (bond_update_speed_duplex(new_slave))
+	if (bond_update_speed_duplex(new_slave) &&
+	    bond_needs_speed_duplex(bond))
 		new_slave->link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
 
 	new_slave->last_rx = jiffies -
@@ -2136,7 +2137,8 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 			continue;
 
 		case BOND_LINK_UP:
-			if (bond_update_speed_duplex(slave)) {
+			if (bond_update_speed_duplex(slave) &&
+			    bond_needs_speed_duplex(bond)) {
 				slave->link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
 				netdev_warn(bond->dev,
 					    "failed to get link speed/duplex for %s\n",
diff --git a/include/net/bonding.h b/include/net/bonding.h
index 7734cc9c7d29..714428c54c68 100644
--- a/include/net/bonding.h
+++ b/include/net/bonding.h
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ static inline bool bond_is_lb(const struct bonding *bond)
 	       BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_ALB;
 }
 
+static inline bool bond_needs_speed_duplex(const struct bonding *bond)
+{
+	return BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_8023AD || bond_is_lb(bond);
+}
+
 static inline bool bond_is_nondyn_tlb(const struct bonding *bond)
 {
 	return (BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_TLB)  &&