diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 01993ad74e760235267e0ade106bdcac16ae6890..4a09833331f16806db514c0de7918538861713e6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1939,22 +1939,6 @@ int netif_rx_ni(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_rx_ni);
 
-static inline struct net_device *skb_bond(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
-
-	if (dev->master) {
-		if (skb_bond_should_drop(skb)) {
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		skb->dev = dev->master;
-	}
-
-	return dev;
-}
-
-
 static void net_tx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 {
 	struct softnet_data *sd = &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data);
@@ -2194,10 +2178,14 @@ int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!skb->iif)
 		skb->iif = skb->dev->ifindex;
 
-	orig_dev = skb_bond(skb);
-
-	if (!orig_dev)
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
+	orig_dev = skb->dev;
+	if (orig_dev->master) {
+		if (skb_bond_should_drop(skb)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			return NET_RX_DROP;
+		}
+		skb->dev = orig_dev->master;
+	}
 
 	__get_cpu_var(netdev_rx_stat).total++;