diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 92a9d69..2f4329e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2405,8 +2405,7 @@
 				bond_3ad_handle_link_change(slave,
 							    BOND_LINK_DOWN);
 
-			if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_TLB ||
-			    bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB)
+			if (bond_is_lb(bond))
 				bond_alb_handle_link_change(bond, slave,
 							    BOND_LINK_DOWN);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index ca849d2..41ceca1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@
 static inline void bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(struct slave *slave)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(slave->dev->master);
-	if (bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_TLB &&
-	    bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_ALB)
+	if (!bond_is_lb(bond))
 		slave->state = BOND_STATE_BACKUP;
 	slave->dev->priv_flags |= IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
 	if (slave_do_arp_validate(bond, slave))