diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
index 29db1caee764..da0d7c54d352 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
@@ -2327,32 +2327,32 @@ int bond_3ad_set_carrier(struct bonding *bond)
 {
 	struct aggregator *active;
 	struct slave *first_slave;
+	int ret = 1;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	first_slave = bond_first_slave_rcu(bond);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (!first_slave)
-		return 0;
+	if (!first_slave) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	active = __get_active_agg(&(SLAVE_AD_INFO(first_slave).aggregator));
 	if (active) {
 		/* are enough slaves available to consider link up? */
 		if (active->num_of_ports < bond->params.min_links) {
 			if (netif_carrier_ok(bond->dev)) {
 				netif_carrier_off(bond->dev);
-				return 1;
+				goto out;
 			}
 		} else if (!netif_carrier_ok(bond->dev)) {
 			netif_carrier_on(bond->dev);
-			return 1;
+			goto out;
 		}
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (netif_carrier_ok(bond->dev)) {
+	} else if (netif_carrier_ok(bond->dev)) {
 		netif_carrier_off(bond->dev);
-		return 1;
 	}
-	return 0;
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**