diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index e8a9341777..121a6b3e4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -2118,18 +2118,20 @@ bond_ethdev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	internals->link_status_polling_enabled = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < internals->slave_count; i++) {
 		uint16_t slave_id = internals->slaves[i].port_id;
+
+		internals->slaves[i].last_link_status = 0;
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_stop(slave_id);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Failed to stop device on port %u",
+				     slave_id);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/* active slaves need to be deactivated. */
 		if (find_slave_by_id(internals->active_slaves,
 				internals->active_slave_count, slave_id) !=
-						internals->active_slave_count) {
-			internals->slaves[i].last_link_status = 0;
-			ret = rte_eth_dev_stop(slave_id);
-			if (ret != 0) {
-				RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Failed to stop device on port %u",
-					     slave_id);
-				return ret;
-			}
+					internals->active_slave_count)
 			deactivate_slave(eth_dev, slave_id);
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;