test_bit(__LINK_STATE_LINKWATCH_PENDING, &slave->dev->state))
                return false;
 
-       bond->send_peer_notif--;
        return true;
 }
 
        read_unlock(&bond->lock);
 
        if (should_notify_peers) {
-               if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
-                       read_lock(&bond->lock);
-                       bond->send_peer_notif++;
-                       read_unlock(&bond->lock);
+               if (!rtnl_trylock())
                        return;
-               }
                call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, bond->dev);
                rtnl_unlock();
        }
        read_unlock(&bond->lock);
 
        if (should_notify_peers) {
-               if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
-                       read_lock(&bond->lock);
-                       bond->send_peer_notif++;
-                       read_unlock(&bond->lock);
+               if (!rtnl_trylock())
                        return;
-               }
                call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, bond->dev);
                rtnl_unlock();
        }
        case NETDEV_REGISTER:
                bond_create_proc_entry(event_bond);
                break;
+       case NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS:
+               if (event_bond->send_peer_notif)
+                       event_bond->send_peer_notif--;
+               break;
        default:
                break;
        }
 {
        struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 
-       write_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
-       bond->send_peer_notif = 0;
-       write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
-
        bond_work_cancel_all(bond);
+       bond->send_peer_notif = 0;
        if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
                /* Must be called only after all
                 * slaves have been released