}
 
 /* Forward declaration */
-static void alb_send_learning_packets(struct slave *slave, u8 mac_addr[]);
+static void alb_send_learning_packets(struct slave *slave, u8 mac_addr[],
+                                     bool strict_match);
 static void rlb_purge_src_ip(struct bonding *bond, struct arp_pkt *arp);
 static void rlb_src_unlink(struct bonding *bond, u32 index);
 static void rlb_src_link(struct bonding *bond, u32 ip_src_hash,
 
        bond->alb_info.rlb_promisc_timeout_counter = 0;
 
-       alb_send_learning_packets(bond->curr_active_slave, addr);
+       alb_send_learning_packets(bond->curr_active_slave, addr, true);
 }
 
 /* slave being removed should not be active at this point
        dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 }
 
-
-static void alb_send_learning_packets(struct slave *slave, u8 mac_addr[])
+static void alb_send_learning_packets(struct slave *slave, u8 mac_addr[],
+                                     bool strict_match)
 {
        struct bonding *bond = bond_get_bond_by_slave(slave);
        struct net_device *upper;
        /* loop through vlans and send one packet for each */
        rcu_read_lock();
        netdev_for_each_all_upper_dev_rcu(bond->dev, upper, iter) {
-               if (is_vlan_dev(upper) && vlan_get_encap_level(upper) == 0)
-                       alb_send_lp_vid(slave, mac_addr,
-                                       vlan_dev_vlan_proto(upper),
-                                       vlan_dev_vlan_id(upper));
+               if (is_vlan_dev(upper) && vlan_get_encap_level(upper) == 0) {
+                       if (strict_match &&
+                           ether_addr_equal_64bits(mac_addr,
+                                                   upper->dev_addr)) {
+                               alb_send_lp_vid(slave, mac_addr,
+                                               vlan_dev_vlan_proto(upper),
+                                               vlan_dev_vlan_id(upper));
+                       } else if (!strict_match) {
+                               alb_send_lp_vid(slave, upper->dev_addr,
+                                               vlan_dev_vlan_proto(upper),
+                                               vlan_dev_vlan_id(upper));
+                       }
+               }
        }
        rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
        /* fasten the change in the switch */
        if (SLAVE_IS_OK(slave1)) {
-               alb_send_learning_packets(slave1, slave1->dev->dev_addr);
+               alb_send_learning_packets(slave1, slave1->dev->dev_addr, false);
                if (bond->alb_info.rlb_enabled) {
                        /* inform the clients that the mac address
                         * has changed
        }
 
        if (SLAVE_IS_OK(slave2)) {
-               alb_send_learning_packets(slave2, slave2->dev->dev_addr);
+               alb_send_learning_packets(slave2, slave2->dev->dev_addr, false);
                if (bond->alb_info.rlb_enabled) {
                        /* inform the clients that the mac address
                         * has changed
 
        /* send learning packets */
        if (bond_info->lp_counter >= BOND_ALB_LP_TICKS(bond)) {
+               bool strict_match;
+
                /* change of curr_active_slave involves swapping of mac addresses.
                 * in order to avoid this swapping from happening while
                 * sending the learning packets, the curr_slave_lock must be held for
                 */
                read_lock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
-               bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter)
-                       alb_send_learning_packets(slave, slave->dev->dev_addr);
+               bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
+                       /* If updating current_active, use all currently
+                        * user mac addreses (!strict_match).  Otherwise, only
+                        * use mac of the slave device.
+                        */
+                       strict_match = (slave != bond->curr_active_slave);
+                       alb_send_learning_packets(slave, slave->dev->dev_addr,
+                                                 strict_match);
+               }
 
                read_unlock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
        } else {
                /* set the new_slave to the bond mac address */
                alb_set_slave_mac_addr(new_slave, bond->dev->dev_addr);
-               alb_send_learning_packets(new_slave, bond->dev->dev_addr);
+               alb_send_learning_packets(new_slave, bond->dev->dev_addr,
+                                         false);
        }
 
        write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
                alb_set_slave_mac_addr(bond->curr_active_slave, bond_dev->dev_addr);
 
                read_lock(&bond->lock);
-               alb_send_learning_packets(bond->curr_active_slave, bond_dev->dev_addr);
+               alb_send_learning_packets(bond->curr_active_slave,
+                                         bond_dev->dev_addr, false);
                if (bond->alb_info.rlb_enabled) {
                        /* inform clients mac address has changed */
                        rlb_req_update_slave_clients(bond, bond->curr_active_slave);