diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index ed361d62d702b27895377179ff8d379d0660a71c..862ed8ece14e6a627e485aa0727244c34246283a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4057,8 +4057,7 @@ static int bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = bond_dev->priv;
 	struct slave *slave, *start_at;
-	int i;
-	int res = 1;
+	int i, slave_no, res = 1;
 
 	read_lock(&bond->lock);
 
@@ -4066,29 +4065,29 @@ static int bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	read_lock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
-	slave = start_at = bond->curr_active_slave;
-	read_unlock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+	/*
+	 * Concurrent TX may collide on rr_tx_counter; we accept that
+	 * as being rare enough not to justify using an atomic op here
+	 */
+	slave_no = bond->rr_tx_counter++ % bond->slave_cnt;
 
-	if (!slave) {
-		goto out;
+	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
+		slave_no--;
+		if (slave_no < 0) {
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
+	start_at = slave;
 	bond_for_each_slave_from(bond, slave, i, start_at) {
 		if (IS_UP(slave->dev) &&
 		    (slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
 		    (slave->state == BOND_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 			res = bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-
-			write_lock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
-			bond->curr_active_slave = slave->next;
-			write_unlock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
-
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-
 out:
 	if (res) {
 		/* no suitable interface, frame not sent */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index a8f2384f550d0045632e645e42d9a00a11988f6b..d1ed14bf1ccba358d4e1e8b9a6044d16f1056f2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct bonding {
 	int      (*xmit_hash_policy)(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *, int);
 	__be32   master_ip;
 	u16      flags;
+	u16      rr_tx_counter;
 	struct   ad_bond_info ad_info;
 	struct   alb_bond_info alb_info;
 	struct   bond_params params;