diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 92713b93f66f..6a6273590288 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3459,7 +3459,7 @@ static void bond_get_stats(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	struct slave *slave;
 
-	spin_lock_nested(&bond->stats_lock, bond_get_nest_level(bond_dev));
+	spin_lock(&bond->stats_lock);
 	memcpy(stats, &bond->bond_stats, sizeof(*stats));
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -4297,8 +4297,6 @@ void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&bond->mode_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&bond->stats_lock);
 	bond->params = bonding_defaults;
 
 	/* Initialize pointers */
@@ -4367,6 +4365,7 @@ static void bond_uninit(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 
 	list_del(&bond->bond_list);
 
+	lockdep_unregister_key(&bond->stats_lock_key);
 	bond_debug_unregister(bond);
 }
 
@@ -4772,6 +4771,11 @@ static int bond_init(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 
 	bond->nest_level = SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&bond->mode_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&bond->stats_lock);
+	lockdep_register_key(&bond->stats_lock_key);
+	lockdep_set_class(&bond->stats_lock, &bond->stats_lock_key);
+
 	list_add_tail(&bond->bond_list, &bn->dev_list);
 
 	bond_prepare_sysfs_group(bond);
diff --git a/include/net/bonding.h b/include/net/bonding.h
index f7fe45689142..334909feb2bb 100644
--- a/include/net/bonding.h
+++ b/include/net/bonding.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ struct bonding {
 	struct	 dentry *debug_dir;
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 bond_stats;
+	struct lock_class_key stats_lock_key;
 };
 
 #define bond_slave_get_rcu(dev) \