diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index b920d829692a..a20b5850e7ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -892,9 +892,15 @@ static void bond_do_fail_over_mac(struct bonding *bond,
 
 	switch (bond->params.fail_over_mac) {
 	case BOND_FOM_ACTIVE:
-		if (new_active)
+		if (new_active) {
 			memcpy(bond->dev->dev_addr,  new_active->dev->dev_addr,
 			       new_active->dev->addr_len);
+			write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+			read_unlock(&bond->lock);
+			call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, bond->dev);
+			read_lock(&bond->lock);
+			write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+		}
 		break;
 	case BOND_FOM_FOLLOW:
 		/*