diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 6a4bbd5aa3e0..b4c65783960a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2654,8 +2654,9 @@ static void bond_miimon_link_change(struct bonding *bond,
 
 static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 {
-	struct list_head *iter;
 	struct slave *slave, *primary;
+	bool do_failover = false;
+	struct list_head *iter;
 
 	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
 		switch (slave->link_new_state) {
@@ -2699,8 +2700,9 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 
 			bond_miimon_link_change(bond, slave, BOND_LINK_UP);
 
-			if (!rcu_access_pointer(bond->curr_active_slave) || slave == primary)
-				goto do_failover;
+			if (!rcu_access_pointer(bond->curr_active_slave) || slave == primary ||
+			    slave->prio > rcu_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave)->prio)
+				do_failover = true;
 
 			continue;
 
@@ -2721,7 +2723,7 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 			bond_miimon_link_change(bond, slave, BOND_LINK_DOWN);
 
 			if (slave == rcu_access_pointer(bond->curr_active_slave))
-				goto do_failover;
+				do_failover = true;
 
 			continue;
 
@@ -2732,8 +2734,9 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 
 			continue;
 		}
+	}
 
-do_failover:
+	if (do_failover) {
 		block_netpoll_tx();
 		bond_select_active_slave(bond);
 		unblock_netpoll_tx();
@@ -3531,6 +3534,7 @@ static int bond_ab_arp_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
  */
 static void bond_ab_arp_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 {
+	bool do_failover = false;
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	unsigned long last_tx;
 	struct slave *slave;
@@ -3560,8 +3564,9 @@ static void bond_ab_arp_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 				slave_info(bond->dev, slave->dev, "link status definitely up\n");
 
 				if (!rtnl_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave) ||
-				    slave == rtnl_dereference(bond->primary_slave))
-					goto do_failover;
+				    slave == rtnl_dereference(bond->primary_slave) ||
+				    slave->prio > rtnl_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave)->prio)
+					do_failover = true;
 
 			}
 
@@ -3580,7 +3585,7 @@ static void bond_ab_arp_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 
 			if (slave == rtnl_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave)) {
 				RCU_INIT_POINTER(bond->current_arp_slave, NULL);
-				goto do_failover;
+				do_failover = true;
 			}
 
 			continue;
@@ -3604,8 +3609,9 @@ static void bond_ab_arp_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 				  slave->link_new_state);
 			continue;
 		}
+	}
 
-do_failover:
+	if (do_failover) {
 		block_netpoll_tx();
 		bond_select_active_slave(bond);
 		unblock_netpoll_tx();