diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index ade5f3f6693b..87437c788476 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -169,11 +169,14 @@ static void tlb_clear_slave(struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave, int save_
 	/* clear slave from tx_hashtbl */
 	tx_hash_table = BOND_ALB_INFO(bond).tx_hashtbl;
 
-	index = SLAVE_TLB_INFO(slave).head;
-	while (index != TLB_NULL_INDEX) {
-		u32 next_index = tx_hash_table[index].next;
-		tlb_init_table_entry(&tx_hash_table[index], save_load);
-		index = next_index;
+	/* skip this if we've already freed the tx hash table */
+	if (tx_hash_table) {
+		index = SLAVE_TLB_INFO(slave).head;
+		while (index != TLB_NULL_INDEX) {
+			u32 next_index = tx_hash_table[index].next;
+			tlb_init_table_entry(&tx_hash_table[index], save_load);
+			index = next_index;
+		}
 	}
 
 	tlb_init_slave(slave);