diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 8c0a0908875d8..c05c01a00755b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static void bond_get_stats(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 static void bond_slave_arr_handler(struct work_struct *work);
 static bool bond_time_in_interval(struct bonding *bond, unsigned long last_act,
 				  int mod);
+static void bond_netdev_notify_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /*---------------------------- General routines -----------------------------*/
 
@@ -1286,6 +1287,8 @@ static struct slave *bond_alloc_slave(struct bonding *bond)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&slave->notify_work, bond_netdev_notify_work);
+
 	return slave;
 }
 
@@ -1293,6 +1296,7 @@ static void bond_free_slave(struct slave *slave)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = bond_get_bond_by_slave(slave);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&slave->notify_work);
 	if (BOND_MODE(bond) == BOND_MODE_8023AD)
 		kfree(SLAVE_AD_INFO(slave));
 
@@ -1314,39 +1318,26 @@ static void bond_fill_ifslave(struct slave *slave, struct ifslave *info)
 	info->link_failure_count = slave->link_failure_count;
 }
 
-static void bond_netdev_notify(struct net_device *dev,
-			       struct netdev_bonding_info *info)
-{
-	rtnl_lock();
-	netdev_bonding_info_change(dev, info);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-}
-
 static void bond_netdev_notify_work(struct work_struct *_work)
 {
-	struct netdev_notify_work *w =
-		container_of(_work, struct netdev_notify_work, work.work);
+	struct slave *slave = container_of(_work, struct slave,
+					   notify_work.work);
+
+	if (rtnl_trylock()) {
+		struct netdev_bonding_info binfo;
 
-	bond_netdev_notify(w->dev, &w->bonding_info);
-	dev_put(w->dev);
-	kfree(w);
+		bond_fill_ifslave(slave, &binfo.slave);
+		bond_fill_ifbond(slave->bond, &binfo.master);
+		netdev_bonding_info_change(slave->dev, &binfo);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	} else {
+		queue_delayed_work(slave->bond->wq, &slave->notify_work, 1);
+	}
 }
 
 void bond_queue_slave_event(struct slave *slave)
 {
-	struct bonding *bond = slave->bond;
-	struct netdev_notify_work *nnw = kzalloc(sizeof(*nnw), GFP_ATOMIC);
-
-	if (!nnw)
-		return;
-
-	dev_hold(slave->dev);
-	nnw->dev = slave->dev;
-	bond_fill_ifslave(slave, &nnw->bonding_info.slave);
-	bond_fill_ifbond(bond, &nnw->bonding_info.master);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&nnw->work, bond_netdev_notify_work);
-
-	queue_delayed_work(slave->bond->wq, &nnw->work, 0);
+	queue_delayed_work(slave->bond->wq, &slave->notify_work, 0);
 }
 
 void bond_lower_state_changed(struct slave *slave)
diff --git a/include/net/bonding.h b/include/net/bonding.h
index a2d058170ea3c..b46d68acf7011 100644
--- a/include/net/bonding.h
+++ b/include/net/bonding.h
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ struct bond_parm_tbl {
 	int mode;
 };
 
-struct netdev_notify_work {
-	struct delayed_work	work;
-	struct net_device	*dev;
-	struct netdev_bonding_info bonding_info;
-};
-
 struct slave {
 	struct net_device *dev; /* first - useful for panic debug */
 	struct bonding *bond; /* our master */
@@ -172,6 +166,7 @@ struct slave {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	struct netpoll *np;
 #endif
+	struct delayed_work notify_work;
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 slave_stats;
 };