*/
        new_slave->original_flags = slave_dev->flags;
 
+       /* Save slave's original mtu and then set it to match the bond */
+       new_slave->original_mtu = slave_dev->mtu;
+       res = dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, bond->dev->mtu);
+       if (res) {
+               pr_debug("Error %d calling dev_set_mtu\n", res);
+               goto err_free;
+       }
+
        /*
         * Save slave's original ("permanent") mac address for modes
         * that need it, and for restoring it upon release, and then
                res = dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
                if (res) {
                        pr_debug("Error %d calling set_mac_address\n", res);
-                       goto err_free;
+                       goto err_restore_mtu;
                }
        }
 
                dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
        }
 
+err_restore_mtu:
+       dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, new_slave->original_mtu);
+
 err_free:
        kfree(new_slave);
 
                dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
        }
 
+       dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, slave->original_mtu);
+
        slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_MASTER_8023AD | IFF_MASTER_ALB |
                                   IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE | IFF_BONDING |
                                   IFF_SLAVE_NEEDARP);
 
        char command[IFNAMSIZ + 1] = { 0, };
        char *ifname;
        int i, res, ret = count;
-       u32 original_mtu;
        struct slave *slave;
        struct net_device *dev = NULL;
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
                        memcpy(bond->dev->dev_addr, dev->dev_addr,
                               dev->addr_len);
 
-               /* Set the slave's MTU to match the bond */
-               original_mtu = dev->mtu;
-               res = dev_set_mtu(dev, bond->dev->mtu);
-               if (res) {
-                       ret = res;
-                       goto out;
-               }
-
                res = bond_enslave(bond->dev, dev);
-               bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i)
-                       if (strnicmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0)
-                               slave->original_mtu = original_mtu;
                if (res)
                        ret = res;
 
 
        if (command[0] == '-') {
                dev = NULL;
-               original_mtu = 0;
                bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i)
                        if (strnicmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
                                dev = slave->dev;
-                               original_mtu = slave->original_mtu;
                                break;
                        }
                if (dev) {
                        pr_info("%s: Removing slave %s\n",
                                bond->dev->name, dev->name);
-                               res = bond_release(bond->dev, dev);
-                       if (res) {
+                       res = bond_release(bond->dev, dev);
+                       if (res)
                                ret = res;
-                               goto out;
-                       }
-                       /* set the slave MTU to the default */
-                       dev_set_mtu(dev, original_mtu);
                } else {
                        pr_err("unable to remove non-existent slave %s for bond %s.\n",
                               ifname, bond->dev->name);