if (new_active) {
                        bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_active);
-               }
 
-               if (new_active && bond->params.fail_over_mac)
-                       bond_do_fail_over_mac(bond, new_active, old_active);
+                       if (bond->params.fail_over_mac)
+                               bond_do_fail_over_mac(bond, new_active,
+                                                     old_active);
 
-               bond->send_grat_arp = bond->params.num_grat_arp;
-               if (bond->curr_active_slave &&
-                       test_bit(__LINK_STATE_LINKWATCH_PENDING,
+                       bond->send_grat_arp = bond->params.num_grat_arp;
+                       if (!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);
-               } else {
-                       if (bond->send_grat_arp > 0) {
                                bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
                                bond->send_grat_arp--;
+                       } else {
+                               dprintk("delaying gratuitous arp on %s\n",
+                                       bond->curr_active_slave->dev->name);
                        }
                }
        }