diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 9599ed6f1213..3892811079d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ static int bond_check_dev_link(struct bonding *bond,
 		/* Yes, the mii is overlaid on the ifreq.ifr_ifru */
 		strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, slave_dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 		mii = if_mii(&ifr);
-		if (IOCTL(slave_dev, &ifr, SIOCGMIIPHY) == 0) {
+		if (ioctl(slave_dev, &ifr, SIOCGMIIPHY) == 0) {
 			mii->reg_num = MII_BMSR;
-			if (IOCTL(slave_dev, &ifr, SIOCGMIIREG) == 0)
+			if (ioctl(slave_dev, &ifr, SIOCGMIIREG) == 0)
 				return mii->val_out & BMSR_LSTATUS;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/net/bonding.h b/include/net/bonding.h
index 6360c259da6d..f32f7ef8a23a 100644
--- a/include/net/bonding.h
+++ b/include/net/bonding.h
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@
 #ifndef __long_aligned
 #define __long_aligned __attribute__((aligned((sizeof(long)))))
 #endif
-/*
- * Less bad way to call ioctl from within the kernel; this needs to be
- * done some other way to get the call out of interrupt context.
- * Needs "ioctl" variable to be supplied by calling context.
- */
-#define IOCTL(dev, arg, cmd) ({		\
-	int res = 0;			\
-	mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();	\
-	set_fs(get_ds());		\
-	res = ioctl(dev, arg, cmd);	\
-	set_fs(fs);			\
-	res; })
 
 #define BOND_MODE(bond) ((bond)->params.mode)