diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index a66d639c415fc..952796fb5f1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -428,21 +428,24 @@ static void bond_ipsec_del_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 	if (!bond_dev)
 		return;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 	slave = rcu_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave);
 
 	if (!slave)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	xs->xso.real_dev = slave->dev;
 
 	if (!(slave->dev->xfrmdev_ops
 	      && slave->dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_delete)) {
 		slave_warn(bond_dev, slave->dev, "%s: no slave xdo_dev_state_delete\n", __func__);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	slave->dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_delete(xs);
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**