diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 9b8143dca5123315e39d40173fce51c258e018ac..f57b86f1373d4ea7c783fbec56cc94163b38aec8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2223,9 +2223,6 @@ static void bond_miimon_commit(struct bonding *bond)
 			} else if (BOND_MODE(bond) != BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP) {
 				/* make it immediately active */
 				bond_set_active_slave(slave);
-			} else if (slave != primary) {
-				/* prevent it from being the active one */
-				bond_set_backup_slave(slave);
 			}
 
 			netdev_info(bond->dev, "link status definitely up for interface %s, %u Mbps %s duplex\n",