diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 90ebed6b3df6..5c88c11a3ddd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3788,10 +3788,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t __bond_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (TX_QUEUE_OVERRIDE(bond->params.mode)) {
-		if (!bond_slave_override(bond, skb))
-			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-	}
+	if (bond_should_override_tx_queue(bond) &&
+	    !bond_slave_override(bond, skb))
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 	switch (bond->params.mode) {
 	case BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN:
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 16e57a14e58c..dca3dfdf42d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@
 		 ((mode) == BOND_MODE_TLB)	||	\
 		 ((mode) == BOND_MODE_ALB))
 
-#define TX_QUEUE_OVERRIDE(mode)				\
-			(((mode) == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP) ||	\
-			 ((mode) == BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN))
-
 #define IS_IP_TARGET_UNUSABLE_ADDRESS(a)	\
 	((htonl(INADDR_BROADCAST) == a) ||	\
 	 ipv4_is_zeronet(a))
@@ -284,6 +280,12 @@ static inline struct bonding *bond_get_bond_by_slave(struct slave *slave)
 	return slave->bond;
 }
 
+static inline bool bond_should_override_tx_queue(struct bonding *bond)
+{
+	return bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP ||
+	       bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN;
+}
+
 static inline bool bond_is_lb(const struct bonding *bond)
 {
 	return bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_TLB ||