diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e242dd12e5a362a4b8331a128505a2c2f8517b0f..11d01d67b3f510d7e5d159784aee36f6c612cb12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4264,6 +4264,10 @@ static const struct net_device_ops bond_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_fix_features	= bond_fix_features,
 };
 
+static const struct device_type bond_type = {
+	.name = "bond",
+};
+
 static void bond_destructor(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
@@ -4294,6 +4298,8 @@ static void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 
 	bond_dev->destructor = bond_destructor;
 
+	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(bond_dev, &bond_type);
+
 	/* Initialize the device options */
 	bond_dev->tx_queue_len = 0;
 	bond_dev->flags |= IFF_MASTER|IFF_MULTICAST;