diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 6425603bc379..5509732d3f9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4936,7 +4936,9 @@ int bond_create(char *name, struct bond_params *params, struct bonding **newbond
 	if (res < 0) {
 		rtnl_lock();
 		down_write(&bonding_rwsem);
-		goto out_bond;
+		bond_deinit(bond_dev);
+		unregister_netdevice(bond_dev);
+		goto out_rtnl;
 	}
 
 	return 0;