diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index f85372adf042..3d427183ec8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -6218,45 +6218,33 @@ int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name)
 {
 	struct net_device *bond_dev;
 	struct bonding *bond;
-	struct alb_bond_info *bond_info;
-	int res;
+	int res = -ENOMEM;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	bond_dev = alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof(struct bonding),
 				   name ? name : "bond%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
 				   bond_setup, tx_queues);
-	if (!bond_dev) {
-		pr_err("%s: eek! can't alloc netdev!\n", name);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (!bond_dev)
+		goto out;
 
-	/*
-	 * Initialize rx_hashtbl_used_head to RLB_NULL_INDEX.
-	 * It is set to 0 by default which is wrong.
-	 */
 	bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-	bond_info = &(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond));
-	bond_info->rx_hashtbl_used_head = RLB_NULL_INDEX;
-
 	dev_net_set(bond_dev, net);
 	bond_dev->rtnl_link_ops = &bond_link_ops;
 
 	res = register_netdevice(bond_dev);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		free_netdev(bond_dev);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-
-		return res;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	netif_carrier_off(bond_dev);
 
 	bond_work_init_all(bond);
 
+out:
 	rtnl_unlock();
-	return 0;
+	return res;
 }
 
 static int __net_init bond_net_init(struct net *net)