bond_do_fail_over_mac(bond, new_active,
                                                      old_active);
 
-                       bond->send_grat_arp = bond->params.num_grat_arp;
-                       bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
+                       if (netif_running(bond->dev)) {
+                               bond->send_grat_arp = bond->params.num_grat_arp;
+                               bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
 
-                       bond->send_unsol_na = bond->params.num_unsol_na;
-                       bond_send_unsolicited_na(bond);
+                               bond->send_unsol_na = bond->params.num_unsol_na;
+                               bond_send_unsolicited_na(bond);
+                       }
 
                        write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
                        read_unlock(&bond->lock);
 
        /* resend IGMP joins since active slave has changed or
         * all were sent on curr_active_slave */
-       if ((USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode) && new_active) ||
-           bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN) {
+       if (((USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode) && new_active) ||
+            bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN) &&
+           netif_running(bond->dev)) {
                bond->igmp_retrans = bond->params.resend_igmp;
                queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mcast_work, 0);
        }