diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1845b08c624e..d03470f5260a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct net_device *orig_dev;
 	struct net_device *master;
 	struct net_device *null_or_orig;
-	struct net_device *null_or_bond;
+	struct net_device *orig_or_bond;
 	int ret = NET_RX_DROP;
 	__be16 type;
 
@@ -2868,10 +2868,10 @@ ncls:
 	 * device that may have registered for a specific ptype.  The
 	 * handler may have to adjust skb->dev and orig_dev.
 	 */
-	null_or_bond = NULL;
+	orig_or_bond = orig_dev;
 	if ((skb->dev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) &&
 	    (vlan_dev_real_dev(skb->dev)->priv_flags & IFF_BONDING)) {
-		null_or_bond = vlan_dev_real_dev(skb->dev);
+		orig_or_bond = vlan_dev_real_dev(skb->dev);
 	}
 
 	type = skb->protocol;
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ ncls:
 			&ptype_base[ntohs(type) & PTYPE_HASH_MASK], list) {
 		if (ptype->type == type && (ptype->dev == null_or_orig ||
 		     ptype->dev == skb->dev || ptype->dev == orig_dev ||
-		     ptype->dev == null_or_bond)) {
+		     ptype->dev == orig_or_bond)) {
 			if (pt_prev)
 				ret = deliver_skb(skb, pt_prev, orig_dev);
 			pt_prev = ptype;