diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 29b846cbfb48..473633ab5f56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1957,6 +1957,10 @@ err_free:
 
 err_undo_flags:
 	bond_compute_features(bond);
+	/* Enslave of first slave has failed and we need to fix master's mac */
+	if (bond->slave_cnt == 0 &&
+	    ether_addr_equal(bond_dev->dev_addr, slave_dev->dev_addr))
+		eth_hw_addr_random(bond_dev);
 
 	return res;
 }