diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 03cf3fd14490c4e4dcf8cd2d61f8bca99c9d55db..90f4847b264b1e384c7579c539002a0e8fc21d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -276,13 +276,7 @@ struct bonding {
 static inline struct slave *bond_get_slave_by_dev(struct bonding *bond,
 						  struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
-	struct slave *slave = NULL;
-
-	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave)
-		if (slave->dev == slave_dev)
-			return slave;
-
-	return NULL;
+	return netdev_lower_dev_get_private(bond->dev, slave_dev);
 }
 
 static inline struct bonding *bond_get_bond_by_slave(struct slave *slave)