diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
index ab8c833411654..c2cef7ba26719 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static inline int __check_agg_selection_timer(struct port *port)
 	if (bond == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	return BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer ? 1 : 0;
+	return atomic_read(&BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ static void ad_marker_response_received(struct bond_marker *marker,
  */
 void bond_3ad_initiate_agg_selection(struct bonding *bond, int timeout)
 {
-	BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer = timeout;
+	atomic_set(&BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer, timeout);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2259,6 +2259,28 @@ void bond_3ad_update_ad_actor_settings(struct bonding *bond)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bond->mode_lock);
 }
 
+/**
+ * bond_agg_timer_advance - advance agg_select_timer
+ * @bond:  bonding structure
+ *
+ * Return true when agg_select_timer reaches 0.
+ */
+static bool bond_agg_timer_advance(struct bonding *bond)
+{
+	int val, nval;
+
+	while (1) {
+		val = atomic_read(&BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer);
+		if (!val)
+			return false;
+		nval = val - 1;
+		if (atomic_cmpxchg(&BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer,
+				   val, nval) == val)
+			break;
+	}
+	return nval == 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * bond_3ad_state_machine_handler - handle state machines timeout
  * @work: work context to fetch bonding struct to work on from
@@ -2294,9 +2316,7 @@ void bond_3ad_state_machine_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!bond_has_slaves(bond))
 		goto re_arm;
 
-	/* check if agg_select_timer timer after initialize is timed out */
-	if (BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer &&
-	    !(--BOND_AD_INFO(bond).agg_select_timer)) {
+	if (bond_agg_timer_advance(bond)) {
 		slave = bond_first_slave_rcu(bond);
 		port = slave ? &(SLAVE_AD_INFO(slave)->port) : NULL;
 
diff --git a/include/net/bond_3ad.h b/include/net/bond_3ad.h
index c8696a230b7d9..1a28f299a4c61 100644
--- a/include/net/bond_3ad.h
+++ b/include/net/bond_3ad.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ struct ad_system {
 struct ad_bond_info {
 	struct ad_system system;	/* 802.3ad system structure */
 	struct bond_3ad_stats stats;
-	u32 agg_select_timer;		/* Timer to select aggregator after all adapter's hand shakes */
+	atomic_t agg_select_timer;		/* Timer to select aggregator after all adapter's hand shakes */
 	u16 aggregator_identifier;
 };