diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 64bfec32e2a6..6ae45931d1b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,20 @@ static int bond_compute_features(struct bonding *bond)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+static void bond_setup_by_slave(struct net_device *bond_dev,
+				struct net_device *slave_dev)
+{
+	bond_dev->neigh_setup           = slave_dev->neigh_setup;
+
+	bond_dev->type		    = slave_dev->type;
+	bond_dev->hard_header_len   = slave_dev->hard_header_len;
+	bond_dev->addr_len	    = slave_dev->addr_len;
+
+	memcpy(bond_dev->broadcast, slave_dev->broadcast,
+		slave_dev->addr_len);
+}
+
 /* enslave device <slave> to bond device <master> */
 int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
@@ -1312,6 +1326,25 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev)
 		goto err_undo_flags;
 	}
 
+	/* set bonding device ether type by slave - bonding netdevices are
+	 * created with ether_setup, so when the slave type is not ARPHRD_ETHER
+	 * there is a need to override some of the type dependent attribs/funcs.
+	 *
+	 * bond ether type mutual exclusion - don't allow slaves of dissimilar
+	 * ether type (eg ARPHRD_ETHER and ARPHRD_INFINIBAND) share the same bond
+	 */
+	if (bond->slave_cnt == 0) {
+		if (slave_dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER)
+			bond_setup_by_slave(bond_dev, slave_dev);
+	} else if (bond_dev->type != slave_dev->type) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME ": %s ether type (%d) is different "
+			"from other slaves (%d), can not enslave it.\n",
+			slave_dev->name,
+			slave_dev->type, bond_dev->type);
+			res = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_undo_flags;
+	}
+
 	if (slave_dev->set_mac_address == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
 			": %s: Error: The slave device you specified does "