struct slave *slave,
                                            struct bonding *bond)
 {
-       if (slave->dev->priv_flags & IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE) {
+       if (bond_is_slave_inactive(slave)) {
                if (slave_do_arp_validate(bond, slave) &&
                    skb->protocol == __cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_ARP))
                        return false;
 
        dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, slave->original_mtu);
 
-       slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE | IFF_BONDING);
+       slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_BONDING;
 
        kfree(slave);
 
                        dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
                }
 
-               slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
-
                kfree(slave);
 
                /* re-acquire the lock before getting the next slave */
 
        bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
                if (!bond_is_active_slave(slave)) {
                        if (new_value)
-                               slave->dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
+                               slave->inactive = 0;
                        else
-                               slave->dev->priv_flags |= IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
+                               slave->inactive = 1;
                }
        }
 out:
 
        unsigned long last_arp_rx;
        s8     link;    /* one of BOND_LINK_XXXX */
        s8     new_link;
-       u8     backup;  /* indicates backup slave. Value corresponds with
-                          BOND_STATE_ACTIVE and BOND_STATE_BACKUP */
+       u8     backup:1,   /* indicates backup slave. Value corresponds with
+                             BOND_STATE_ACTIVE and BOND_STATE_BACKUP */
+              inactive:1; /* indicates inactive slave */
        u32    original_mtu;
        u32    link_failure_count;
        u8     perm_hwaddr[ETH_ALEN];
        if (!bond_is_lb(bond))
                bond_set_backup_slave(slave);
        if (!bond->params.all_slaves_active)
-               slave->dev->priv_flags |= IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
+               slave->inactive = 1;
 }
 
 static inline void bond_set_slave_active_flags(struct slave *slave)
 {
        bond_set_active_slave(slave);
-       slave->dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE;
+       slave->inactive = 0;
+}
+
+static inline bool bond_is_slave_inactive(struct slave *slave)
+{
+       return slave->inactive;
 }
 
 struct vlan_entry *bond_next_vlan(struct bonding *bond, struct vlan_entry *curr);