diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index a1fa8deb254e29ac330afdf5c4a9fb1b9c34138a..99ddd283e15ed22b56c0be83f3264d9d90c949d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -5164,15 +5164,15 @@ int bond_create(const char *name)
 		goto out_netdev;
 	}
 
+	bond_set_lockdep_class(bond_dev);
+
+	netif_carrier_off(bond_dev);
+
 	res = register_netdevice(bond_dev);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		goto out_bond;
 	}
 
-	bond_set_lockdep_class(bond_dev);
-
-	netif_carrier_off(bond_dev);
-
 	up_write(&bonding_rwsem);
 	rtnl_unlock(); /* allows sysfs registration of net device */
 	res = bond_create_sysfs_entry(netdev_priv(bond_dev));