diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c b/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c
index f315d20d3867..545447ac503a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c
@@ -693,13 +693,7 @@ static int enslave(char *master_ifname, char *slave_ifname)
 		/* Older bonding versions would panic if the slave has no IP
 		 * address, so get the IP setting from the master.
 		 */
-		res = set_if_addr(master_ifname, slave_ifname);
-		if (res) {
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Slave '%s': Error: set address failed\n",
-				slave_ifname);
-			return res;
-		}
+		set_if_addr(master_ifname, slave_ifname);
 	} else {
 		res = clear_if_addr(slave_ifname);
 		if (res) {
@@ -1085,7 +1079,6 @@ static int set_if_addr(char *master_ifname, char *slave_ifname)
 				slave_ifname, ifra[i].req_name,
 				strerror(saved_errno));
 
-			return res;
 		}
 
 		ipaddr = ifr.ifr_addr.sa_data;