diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index eee1bc34ab71..e83708e86fb7 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 66cc5d5aee1ea427b3aeacdabd006a4195c81eee
+refs/heads/master: f5e2a7b22e7d7dfda8794906d0fddeaaa09bb944
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e0f51afec778..bcf9f17daf0d 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ int bond_release(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 		printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME
 		       ": %s: %s not enslaved\n",
 		       bond_dev->name, slave_dev->name);
+		write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}