diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index c669554d70bb7c7ba2fe3091ed1c58bd3026229f..0c299de4f2ef34d5d134821b7bc3a9d9e8b481c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	if (res) {
 		netdev_err(bond_dev, "Couldn't add bond vlan ids to %s\n",
 			   slave_dev->name);
-		goto err_close;
+		goto err_hwaddr_unsync;
 	}
 
 	prev_slave = bond_last_slave(bond);
@@ -1755,9 +1755,6 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
 
 err_detach:
-	if (!bond_uses_primary(bond))
-		bond_hw_addr_flush(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-
 	vlan_vids_del_by_dev(slave_dev, bond_dev);
 	if (rcu_access_pointer(bond->primary_slave) == new_slave)
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(bond->primary_slave, NULL);
@@ -1771,6 +1768,10 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	slave_disable_netpoll(new_slave);
 
+err_hwaddr_unsync:
+	if (!bond_uses_primary(bond))
+		bond_hw_addr_flush(bond_dev, slave_dev);
+
 err_close:
 	slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_BONDING;
 	dev_close(slave_dev);