diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
index 4df28943d222..e8d3c1d35453 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ int __bond_opt_set(struct bonding *bond,
 out:
 	if (ret)
 		bond_opt_error_interpret(bond, opt, ret, val);
-	else
+	else if (bond->dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEINFODATA, bond->dev);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 666e0928ba40..8de36824018d 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2416,6 +2416,9 @@ void rtmsg_ifinfo(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned int change,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
+	if (dev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED)
+		return;
+
 	skb = rtmsg_ifinfo_build_skb(type, dev, change, flags);
 	if (skb)
 		rtmsg_ifinfo_send(skb, dev, flags);