diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index 3a530eb..c81b97c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@
 	}
 
 	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-		if (slave->state == BOND_STATE_BACKUP) {
+		if (!bond_is_active_slave(slave)) {
 			if (new_value)
 				slave->dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
 			else