diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 8e6305955c75..09c8485e965d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3923,16 +3923,15 @@ static int bond_set_mac_address(struct net_device *bond_dev, void *addr)
 }
 
 /**
- * bond_xmit_slave_id - transmit skb through slave with slave_id
+ * bond_get_slave_by_id - get xmit slave with slave_id
  * @bond: bonding device that is transmitting
- * @skb: buffer to transmit
  * @slave_id: slave id up to slave_cnt-1 through which to transmit
  *
- * This function tries to transmit through slave with slave_id but in case
+ * This function tries to get slave with slave_id but in case
  * it fails, it tries to find the first available slave for transmission.
- * The skb is consumed in all cases, thus the function is void.
  */
-static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id)
+static struct slave *bond_get_slave_by_id(struct bonding *bond,
+					  int slave_id)
 {
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	struct slave *slave;
@@ -3941,10 +3940,8 @@ static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int sl
 	/* Here we start from the slave with slave_id */
 	bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
 		if (--i < 0) {
-			if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave)) {
-				bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-				return;
-			}
+			if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave))
+				return slave;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3953,13 +3950,11 @@ static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int sl
 	bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
 		if (--i < 0)
 			break;
-		if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave)) {
-			bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-			return;
-		}
+		if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave))
+			return slave;
 	}
-	/* no slave that can tx has been found */
-	bond_tx_drop(bond->dev, skb);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3995,10 +3990,9 @@ static u32 bond_rr_gen_slave_id(struct bonding *bond)
 	return slave_id;
 }
 
-static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					struct net_device *bond_dev)
+static struct slave *bond_xmit_roundrobin_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
+						    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 	struct slave *slave;
 	int slave_cnt;
 	u32 slave_id;
@@ -4020,21 +4014,31 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP) {
 			slave = rcu_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave);
 			if (slave)
-				bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-			else
-				bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, 0);
-			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+				return slave;
+			return bond_get_slave_by_id(bond, 0);
 		}
 	}
 
 non_igmp:
 	slave_cnt = READ_ONCE(bond->slave_cnt);
 	if (likely(slave_cnt)) {
-		slave_id = bond_rr_gen_slave_id(bond);
-		bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, slave_id % slave_cnt);
-	} else {
-		bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
+		slave_id = bond_rr_gen_slave_id(bond) % slave_cnt;
+		return bond_get_slave_by_id(bond, slave_id);
 	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					struct net_device *bond_dev)
+{
+	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
+	struct slave *slave;
+
+	slave = bond_xmit_roundrobin_slave_get(bond, skb);
+	if (slave)
+		bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
+	else
+		bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }