if (new_active && !bond->do_set_mac_addr)
                        memcpy(bond->dev->dev_addr,  new_active->dev->dev_addr,
                                new_active->dev->addr_len);
-
-               bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
+               if (bond->curr_active_slave &&
+                       test_bit(__LINK_STATE_LINKWATCH_PENDING,
+                                       &bond->curr_active_slave->dev->state)) {
+                       dprintk("delaying gratuitous arp on %s\n",
+                               bond->curr_active_slave->dev->name);
+                       bond->send_grat_arp = 1;
+               } else
+                       bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
        }
 }
 
         * program could monitor the link itself if needed.
         */
 
+       if (bond->send_grat_arp) {
+               if (bond->curr_active_slave && test_bit(__LINK_STATE_LINKWATCH_PENDING,
+                               &bond->curr_active_slave->dev->state))
+                       dprintk("Needs to send gratuitous arp but not yet\n");
+               else {
+                       dprintk("sending delayed gratuitous arp on on %s\n",
+                               bond->curr_active_slave->dev->name);
+                       bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
+                       bond->send_grat_arp = 0;
+               }
+       }
        read_lock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
        oldcurrent = bond->curr_active_slave;
        read_unlock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
        if (bond->master_ip) {
                bond_arp_send(slave->dev, ARPOP_REPLY, bond->master_ip,
-                                 bond->master_ip, 0);
+                               bond->master_ip, 0);
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry(vlan, &bond->vlan_list, vlan_list) {
        bond->current_arp_slave = NULL;
        bond->primary_slave = NULL;
        bond->dev = bond_dev;
+       bond->send_grat_arp = 0;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bond->vlan_list);
 
        /* Initialize the device entry points */