diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index bcef15e..170c7fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	res; })
 
 /* slave list primitives */
-#define bond_has_slaves(bond) !list_empty(&(bond)->slave_list)
+#define bond_has_slaves(bond) !list_empty(&(bond)->dev->adj_list.lower)
 
 #define bond_to_slave(ptr) list_entry(ptr, struct slave, list)