diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 7bb49b049dcca..e863c694c309d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1334,11 +1334,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_do_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-netdev_tx_t bond_tlb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
+struct slave *bond_xmit_tlb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-	struct ethhdr *eth_data;
 	struct slave *tx_slave = NULL;
+	struct ethhdr *eth_data;
 	u32 hash_index;
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
@@ -1369,20 +1369,29 @@ netdev_tx_t bond_tlb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	return bond_do_alb_xmit(skb, bond, tx_slave);
+	return tx_slave;
 }
 
-netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
+netdev_tx_t bond_tlb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-	struct ethhdr *eth_data;
+	struct slave *tx_slave;
+
+	tx_slave = bond_xmit_tlb_slave_get(bond, skb);
+	return bond_do_alb_xmit(skb, bond, tx_slave);
+}
+
+struct slave *bond_xmit_alb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
 	struct alb_bond_info *bond_info = &(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond));
-	struct slave *tx_slave = NULL;
 	static const __be32 ip_bcast = htonl(0xffffffff);
-	int hash_size = 0;
+	struct slave *tx_slave = NULL;
+	const u8 *hash_start = NULL;
 	bool do_tx_balance = true;
+	struct ethhdr *eth_data;
 	u32 hash_index = 0;
-	const u8 *hash_start = NULL;
+	int hash_size = 0;
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
@@ -1501,7 +1510,15 @@ netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 						       count];
 		}
 	}
+	return tx_slave;
+}
+
+netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
+{
+	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
+	struct slave *tx_slave = NULL;
 
+	tx_slave = bond_xmit_alb_slave_get(bond, skb);
 	return bond_do_alb_xmit(skb, bond, tx_slave);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/bond_alb.h b/include/net/bond_alb.h
index b3504fcd773dc..f6af76c87a6c3 100644
--- a/include/net/bond_alb.h
+++ b/include/net/bond_alb.h
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ void bond_alb_handle_link_change(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave, char
 void bond_alb_handle_active_change(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *new_slave);
 int bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev);
 int bond_tlb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev);
+struct slave *bond_xmit_alb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb);
+struct slave *bond_xmit_tlb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb);
 void bond_alb_monitor(struct work_struct *);
 int bond_alb_set_mac_address(struct net_device *bond_dev, void *addr);
 void bond_alb_clear_vlan(struct bonding *bond, unsigned short vlan_id);