{
        struct net_device_stats *stats;
 
+       if (skb_bond_should_drop(skb)) {
+               dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+               return NET_RX_DROP;
+       }
+
        skb->dev = grp->vlan_devices[vlan_tag & VLAN_VID_MASK];
        if (skb->dev == NULL) {
                dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
                unlikely(skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_HW));
 }
 
+/* On bonding slaves other than the currently active slave, suppress
+ * duplicates except for 802.3ad ETH_P_SLOW and alb non-mcast/bcast.
+ */
+static inline int skb_bond_should_drop(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
+       struct net_device *master = dev->master;
+
+       if (master &&
+           (dev->priv_flags & IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE)) {
+               if (master->priv_flags & IFF_MASTER_ALB) {
+                       if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_BROADCAST &&
+                           skb->pkt_type != PACKET_MULTICAST)
+                               return 0;
+               }
+               if (master->priv_flags & IFF_MASTER_8023AD &&
+                   skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_SLOW))
+                       return 0;
+
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_DEV_H */
 
        struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 
        if (dev->master) {
-               /*
-                * On bonding slaves other than the currently active
-                * slave, suppress duplicates except for 802.3ad
-                * ETH_P_SLOW and alb non-mcast/bcast.
-                */
-               if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE) {
-                       if (dev->master->priv_flags & IFF_MASTER_ALB) {
-                               if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_BROADCAST &&
-                                   skb->pkt_type != PACKET_MULTICAST)
-                                       goto keep;
-                       }
-
-                       if (dev->master->priv_flags & IFF_MASTER_8023AD &&
-                           skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_SLOW))
-                               goto keep;
-               
+               if (skb_bond_should_drop(skb)) {
                        kfree_skb(skb);
                        return NULL;
                }
-keep:
                skb->dev = dev->master;
        }