diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index ba934020dfaa08..85999e479916fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2033,8 +2033,7 @@ static int bond_miimon_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
 			if (link_state)
 				continue;
 
-			bond_set_slave_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_FAIL,
-						  BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
+			bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_FAIL);
 			slave->delay = bond->params.downdelay;
 			if (slave->delay) {
 				netdev_info(bond->dev, "link status down for %sinterface %s, disabling it in %d ms\n",
@@ -2049,8 +2048,7 @@ static int bond_miimon_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
 		case BOND_LINK_FAIL:
 			if (link_state) {
 				/* recovered before downdelay expired */
-				bond_set_slave_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_UP,
-							  BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
+				bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_UP);
 				slave->last_link_up = jiffies;
 				netdev_info(bond->dev, "link status up again after %d ms for interface %s\n",
 					    (bond->params.downdelay - slave->delay) *
@@ -2072,8 +2070,7 @@ static int bond_miimon_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
 			if (!link_state)
 				continue;
 
-			bond_set_slave_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_BACK,
-						  BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
+			bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_BACK);
 			slave->delay = bond->params.updelay;
 
 			if (slave->delay) {
@@ -2086,9 +2083,7 @@ static int bond_miimon_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
 			/*FALLTHRU*/
 		case BOND_LINK_BACK:
 			if (!link_state) {
-				bond_set_slave_link_state(slave,
-							  BOND_LINK_DOWN,
-							  BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
+				bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_DOWN);
 				netdev_info(bond->dev, "link status down again after %d ms for interface %s\n",
 					    (bond->params.updelay - slave->delay) *
 					    bond->params.miimon,
@@ -2225,6 +2220,8 @@ static void bond_mii_monitor(struct work_struct *work)
 					    mii_work.work);
 	bool should_notify_peers = false;
 	unsigned long delay;
+	struct slave *slave;
+	struct list_head *iter;
 
 	delay = msecs_to_jiffies(bond->params.miimon);
 
@@ -2245,6 +2242,9 @@ static void bond_mii_monitor(struct work_struct *work)
 			goto re_arm;
 		}
 
+		bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
+			bond_commit_link_state(slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
+		}
 		bond_miimon_commit(bond);
 
 		rtnl_unlock();	/* might sleep, hold no other locks */