diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 01e4a69af421..6bd3b50faf48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,9 @@ static rx_handler_result_t bond_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* don't change skb->dev for link-local packets */
+	if (is_link_local_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest))
+		return RX_HANDLER_PASS;
 	if (bond_should_deliver_exact_match(skb, slave, bond))
 		return RX_HANDLER_EXACT;