diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 854ddfb90da19139bfcdbbe47810117772c4f8ef..f2a63186ae052fb0efdece2cd03d41c3f5990c11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ static void tlb_clear_slave(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave, int save_
 		index = next_index;
 	}
 
-	_unlock_tx_hashtbl(bond);
-
 	tlb_init_slave(slave);
+
+	_unlock_tx_hashtbl(bond);
 }
 
 /* Must be called before starting the monitor timer */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index f20bb85c1ea57f8ccf4f07ced53236cbcd1aeb5a..3dd78d048c3ee85f38c3b5063d543a0673c59fb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #include "bond_3ad.h"
 #include "bond_alb.h"
 
-#define DRV_VERSION	"3.0.0"
-#define DRV_RELDATE	"November 8, 2005"
+#define DRV_VERSION	"3.0.1"
+#define DRV_RELDATE	"January 9, 2006"
 #define DRV_NAME	"bonding"
 #define DRV_DESCRIPTION	"Ethernet Channel Bonding Driver"