diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
index a86b1f71762ea4..d7fb33c078e81a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
@@ -2228,7 +2228,8 @@ void bond_3ad_unbind_slave(struct slave *slave)
 				temp_aggregator->num_of_ports--;
 				if (__agg_active_ports(temp_aggregator) == 0) {
 					select_new_active_agg = temp_aggregator->is_active;
-					ad_clear_agg(temp_aggregator);
+					if (temp_aggregator->num_of_ports == 0)
+						ad_clear_agg(temp_aggregator);
 					if (select_new_active_agg) {
 						slave_info(bond->dev, slave->dev, "Removing an active aggregator\n");
 						/* select new active aggregator */