diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
index 05a402c99bff..4cee04aa6eb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,12 @@ int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond, struct bond_opt_value *newval)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (bond->primary_slave) {
+		pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
+			bond->dev->name);
+		bond->primary_slave = NULL;
+		bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+	}
 	strncpy(bond->params.primary, primary, IFNAMSIZ);
 	bond->params.primary[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;