if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
 
-       slave_dev = dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_slave);
+       slave_dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_slave);
 
        pr_debug("slave_dev=%p:\n", slave_dev);
 
        if (!slave_dev)
-               res = -ENODEV;
-       else {
-               pr_debug("slave_dev->name=%s:\n", slave_dev->name);
-               switch (cmd) {
-               case BOND_ENSLAVE_OLD:
-               case SIOCBONDENSLAVE:
-                       res = bond_enslave(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-                       break;
-               case BOND_RELEASE_OLD:
-               case SIOCBONDRELEASE:
-                       res = bond_release(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-                       break;
-               case BOND_SETHWADDR_OLD:
-               case SIOCBONDSETHWADDR:
-                       bond_set_dev_addr(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-                       res = 0;
-                       break;
-               case BOND_CHANGE_ACTIVE_OLD:
-               case SIOCBONDCHANGEACTIVE:
-                       res = bond_option_active_slave_set(bond, slave_dev);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       res = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-               }
+               return -ENODEV;
 
-               dev_put(slave_dev);
+       pr_debug("slave_dev->name=%s:\n", slave_dev->name);
+       switch (cmd) {
+       case BOND_ENSLAVE_OLD:
+       case SIOCBONDENSLAVE:
+               res = bond_enslave(bond_dev, slave_dev);
+               break;
+       case BOND_RELEASE_OLD:
+       case SIOCBONDRELEASE:
+               res = bond_release(bond_dev, slave_dev);
+               break;
+       case BOND_SETHWADDR_OLD:
+       case SIOCBONDSETHWADDR:
+               bond_set_dev_addr(bond_dev, slave_dev);
+               res = 0;
+               break;
+       case BOND_CHANGE_ACTIVE_OLD:
+       case SIOCBONDCHANGEACTIVE:
+               res = bond_option_active_slave_set(bond, slave_dev);
+               break;
+       default:
+               res = -EOPNOTSUPP;
        }
 
        return res;