diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 181839d6fbea..9bee6c1c70cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2050,6 +2050,7 @@ static int bond_miimon_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
 				continue;
 
 			bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_FAIL);
+			commit++;
 			slave->delay = bond->params.downdelay;
 			if (slave->delay) {
 				netdev_info(bond->dev, "link status down for %sinterface %s, disabling it in %d ms\n",
@@ -2088,6 +2089,7 @@ static int bond_miimon_inspect(struct bonding *bond)
 				continue;
 
 			bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_BACK);
+			commit++;
 			slave->delay = bond->params.updelay;
 
 			if (slave->delay) {