diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 6bbd90e1123c59c58329505537568a2ec2d5b9b0..11a8cb381b857fd323eac7a8a44c03bb48d798f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -796,9 +796,8 @@ static void bond_resend_igmp_join_requests_delayed(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = container_of(work, struct bonding,
 					    mcast_work.work);
-	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	bond_resend_igmp_join_requests(bond);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /*