diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
index 8d7483d..81559b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
@@ -1855,22 +1855,16 @@
  * Returns:   0 on success
  *          < 0 on error
  */
-int bond_3ad_bind_slave(struct slave *slave)
+void bond_3ad_bind_slave(struct slave *slave)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = bond_get_bond_by_slave(slave);
 	struct port *port;
 	struct aggregator *aggregator;
 
-	if (bond == NULL) {
-		pr_err("%s: The slave %s is not attached to its bond\n",
-		       slave->bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	//check that the slave has not been initialized yet.
+	/* check that the slave has not been initialized yet. */
 	if (SLAVE_AD_INFO(slave).port.slave != slave) {
 
-		// port initialization
+		/* port initialization */
 		port = &(SLAVE_AD_INFO(slave).port);
 
 		ad_initialize_port(port, bond->params.lacp_fast);
@@ -1878,28 +1872,30 @@
 		__initialize_port_locks(slave);
 		port->slave = slave;
 		port->actor_port_number = SLAVE_AD_INFO(slave).id;
-		// key is determined according to the link speed, duplex and user key(which is yet not supported)
-		//              ------------------------------------------------------------
-		// Port key :   | User key                       |      Speed       |Duplex|
-		//              ------------------------------------------------------------
-		//              16                               6               1 0
-		port->actor_admin_port_key = 0;	// initialize this parameter
+		/* key is determined according to the link speed, duplex and user key(which
+		 * is yet not supported)
+		 *              ------------------------------------------------------------
+		 * Port key :   | User key                       |      Speed       |Duplex|
+		 *              ------------------------------------------------------------
+		 *              16                               6               1 0
+		 */
+		port->actor_admin_port_key = 0;	/* initialize this parameter */
 		port->actor_admin_port_key |= __get_duplex(port);
 		port->actor_admin_port_key |= (__get_link_speed(port) << 1);
 		port->actor_oper_port_key = port->actor_admin_port_key;
-		// if the port is not full duplex, then the port should be not lacp Enabled
+		/* if the port is not full duplex, then the port should be not lacp Enabled */
 		if (!(port->actor_oper_port_key & AD_DUPLEX_KEY_BITS))
 			port->sm_vars &= ~AD_PORT_LACP_ENABLED;
-		// actor system is the bond's system
+		/* actor system is the bond's system */
 		port->actor_system = BOND_AD_INFO(bond).system.sys_mac_addr;
-		// tx timer(to verify that no more than MAX_TX_IN_SECOND lacpdu's are sent in one second)
+		/* tx timer(to verify that no more than MAX_TX_IN_SECOND lacpdu's are sent in one second) */
 		port->sm_tx_timer_counter = ad_ticks_per_sec/AD_MAX_TX_IN_SECOND;
 		port->aggregator = NULL;
 		port->next_port_in_aggregator = NULL;
 
 		__disable_port(port);
 
-		// aggregator initialization
+		/* aggregator initialization */
 		aggregator = &(SLAVE_AD_INFO(slave).aggregator);
 
 		ad_initialize_agg(aggregator);
@@ -1910,8 +1906,6 @@
 		aggregator->is_active = 0;
 		aggregator->num_of_ports = 0;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.h
index 5d91ad0..13dc9d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 
 // ================= AD Exported functions to the main bonding code ==================
 void bond_3ad_initialize(struct bonding *bond, u16 tick_resolution);
-int  bond_3ad_bind_slave(struct slave *slave);
+void  bond_3ad_bind_slave(struct slave *slave);
 void bond_3ad_unbind_slave(struct slave *slave);
 void bond_3ad_state_machine_handler(struct work_struct *);
 void bond_3ad_initiate_agg_selection(struct bonding *bond, int timeout);