*/
                break;
        case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
-               /*
-                * TODO: handle changing the primary's name
-                */
+               /* we don't care if we don't have primary set */
+               if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode) ||
+                   !bond->params.primary[0])
+                       break;
+
+               if (slave == bond->primary_slave) {
+                       /* slave's name changed - he's no longer primary */
+                       bond->primary_slave = NULL;
+               } else if (!strcmp(slave_dev->name, bond->params.primary)) {
+                       /* we have a new primary slave */
+                       bond->primary_slave = slave;
+               } else { /* we didn't change primary - exit */
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               pr_info("%s: Primary slave changed to %s, reselecting active slave.\n",
+                       bond->dev->name, bond->primary_slave ? slave_dev->name :
+                                                              "none");
+               write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+               write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
                break;
        case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE:
                bond_compute_features(bond);