diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 7747cc5c62eb980f8bd4f46c283f96b1f7549673..257ee7f05645539c6ea7d58d163ad796e7984f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3059,8 +3059,7 @@ static int bond_open(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 
 	if (bond->params.arp_interval) {  /* arp interval, in milliseconds. */
 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
-		if (bond->params.arp_validate)
-			bond->recv_probe = bond_arp_rcv;
+		bond->recv_probe = bond_arp_rcv;
 	}
 
 	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
index 4d58645b117d7ce5fda909e07e55b2eec02baf75..ad20c8ca11b67ffa6811df8e7290043451b48da7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
@@ -810,8 +810,7 @@ int bond_option_arp_interval_set(struct bonding *bond,
 			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
 		} else {
 			/* arp_validate can be set only in active-backup mode */
-			if (bond->params.arp_validate)
-				bond->recv_probe = bond_arp_rcv;
+			bond->recv_probe = bond_arp_rcv;
 			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
 			queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
 		}