diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 3a451b6cd3d50844fb8fd2e21e3c0305ea0ad1ff..701f86cd5993246633b9be643f0801ba6c71b79d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4068,7 +4068,7 @@ static int bond_check_params(struct bond_params *params)
 	}
 
 	if (ad_select) {
-		bond_opt_initstr(&newval, lacp_rate);
+		bond_opt_initstr(&newval, ad_select);
 		valptr = bond_opt_parse(bond_opt_get(BOND_OPT_AD_SELECT),
 					&newval);
 		if (!valptr) {