if (slave->link != BOND_LINK_UP) {
                        if (bond_time_in_interval(bond, trans_start, 1) &&
-                           bond_time_in_interval(bond, slave->dev->last_rx, 1)) {
+                           bond_time_in_interval(bond, slave->last_arp_rx, 1)) {
 
                                slave->link  = BOND_LINK_UP;
                                slave_state_changed = 1;
                         * if we don't know our ip yet
                         */
                        if (!bond_time_in_interval(bond, trans_start, 2) ||
-                           !bond_time_in_interval(bond, slave->dev->last_rx, 2)) {
+                           !bond_time_in_interval(bond, slave->last_arp_rx, 2)) {
 
                                slave->link  = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
                                slave_state_changed = 1;