diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 7d716e90a84c..7d98fee5a27f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(bond->current_arp_slave, NULL);
 
-	if (!all && (!bond->params.fail_over_mac ||
+	if (!all && (bond->params.fail_over_mac != BOND_FOM_ACTIVE ||
 		     BOND_MODE(bond) != BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)) {
 		if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(bond_dev->dev_addr, slave->perm_hwaddr) &&
 		    bond_has_slaves(bond))