diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index d49404509814..d5c3153226b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1612,15 +1612,11 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 
 	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
 
-	res = bond_create_slave_symlinks(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-	if (res)
-		goto err_detach;
-
 	res = netdev_rx_handler_register(slave_dev, bond_handle_frame,
 					 new_slave);
 	if (res) {
 		pr_debug("Error %d calling netdev_rx_handler_register\n", res);
-		goto err_dest_symlinks;
+		goto err_detach;
 	}
 
 	res = bond_master_upper_dev_link(bond_dev, slave_dev, new_slave);
@@ -1642,9 +1638,6 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 err_unregister:
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
 
-err_dest_symlinks:
-	bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-
 err_detach:
 	if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode))
 		bond_hw_addr_flush(bond_dev, slave_dev);
@@ -1842,8 +1835,6 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 			bond_dev->name, slave_dev->name, bond_dev->name);
 
 	/* must do this from outside any spinlocks */
-	bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(bond_dev, slave_dev);
-
 	vlan_vids_del_by_dev(slave_dev, bond_dev);
 
 	/* If the mode USES_PRIMARY, then this cases was handled above by
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index 1c5724672204..e06c644470b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -168,27 +168,6 @@ static const struct class_attribute class_attr_bonding_masters = {
 	.namespace = bonding_namespace,
 };
 
-int bond_create_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master,
-			       struct net_device *slave)
-{
-	char linkname[IFNAMSIZ+7];
-
-	/* create a link from the master to the slave */
-	sprintf(linkname, "slave_%s", slave->name);
-	return sysfs_create_link(&(master->dev.kobj), &(slave->dev.kobj),
-				 linkname);
-}
-
-void bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master,
-				 struct net_device *slave)
-{
-	char linkname[IFNAMSIZ+7];
-
-	sprintf(linkname, "slave_%s", slave->name);
-	sysfs_remove_link(&(master->dev.kobj), linkname);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Show the slaves in the current bond.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index e5c32a61dacc..5b71601666cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name);
 int bond_create_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);
 void bond_destroy_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);
 void bond_prepare_sysfs_group(struct bonding *bond);
-int bond_create_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master, struct net_device *slave);
-void bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master, struct net_device *slave);
 int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int bond_release(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev);
 void bond_mii_monitor(struct work_struct *);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index de443ee1b046..25ab6fe80da2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4584,6 +4584,7 @@ static int __netdev_adjacent_dev_insert(struct net_device *dev,
 					void *private, bool master)
 {
 	struct netdev_adjacent *adj;
+	char linkname[IFNAMSIZ+7];
 	int ret;
 
 	adj = __netdev_find_adj(dev, adj_dev, dev_list);
@@ -4606,12 +4607,26 @@ static int __netdev_adjacent_dev_insert(struct net_device *dev,
 	pr_debug("dev_hold for %s, because of link added from %s to %s\n",
 		 adj_dev->name, dev->name, adj_dev->name);
 
+	if (dev_list == &dev->adj_list.lower) {
+		sprintf(linkname, "lower_%s", adj_dev->name);
+		ret = sysfs_create_link(&(dev->dev.kobj),
+					&(adj_dev->dev.kobj), linkname);
+		if (ret)
+			goto free_adj;
+	} else if (dev_list == &dev->adj_list.upper) {
+		sprintf(linkname, "upper_%s", adj_dev->name);
+		ret = sysfs_create_link(&(dev->dev.kobj),
+					&(adj_dev->dev.kobj), linkname);
+		if (ret)
+			goto free_adj;
+	}
+
 	/* Ensure that master link is always the first item in list. */
 	if (master) {
 		ret = sysfs_create_link(&(dev->dev.kobj),
 					&(adj_dev->dev.kobj), "master");
 		if (ret)
-			goto free_adj;
+			goto remove_symlinks;
 
 		list_add_rcu(&adj->list, dev_list);
 	} else {
@@ -4620,6 +4635,15 @@ static int __netdev_adjacent_dev_insert(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	return 0;
 
+remove_symlinks:
+	if (dev_list == &dev->adj_list.lower) {
+		sprintf(linkname, "lower_%s", adj_dev->name);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&(dev->dev.kobj), linkname);
+	} else if (dev_list == &dev->adj_list.upper) {
+		sprintf(linkname, "upper_%s", adj_dev->name);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&(dev->dev.kobj), linkname);
+	}
+
 free_adj:
 	kfree(adj);
 
@@ -4631,6 +4655,7 @@ void __netdev_adjacent_dev_remove(struct net_device *dev,
 				  struct list_head *dev_list)
 {
 	struct netdev_adjacent *adj;
+	char linkname[IFNAMSIZ+7];
 
 	adj = __netdev_find_adj(dev, adj_dev, dev_list);
 
@@ -4650,6 +4675,14 @@ void __netdev_adjacent_dev_remove(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (adj->master)
 		sysfs_remove_link(&(dev->dev.kobj), "master");
 
+	if (dev_list == &dev->adj_list.lower) {
+		sprintf(linkname, "lower_%s", adj_dev->name);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&(dev->dev.kobj), linkname);
+	} else if (dev_list == &dev->adj_list.upper) {
+		sprintf(linkname, "upper_%s", adj_dev->name);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&(dev->dev.kobj), linkname);
+	}
+
 	list_del_rcu(&adj->list);
 	pr_debug("dev_put for %s, because link removed from %s to %s\n",
 		 adj_dev->name, dev->name, adj_dev->name);