diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c
index 9602e93..17e7761 100755
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c
@@ -1268,9 +1268,9 @@
       ed->new_link_state = (u8) xd->link.link_status;
     }
 
-  if ((xd->flags & DPDK_DEVICE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP) &&
-      ((xd->link.link_status != 0) ^
-       vnet_hw_interface_is_link_up (vnm, xd->hw_if_index)))
+  if ((xd->flags & (DPDK_DEVICE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP | DPDK_DEVICE_FLAG_BOND_SLAVE))
+      && ((xd->link.link_status != 0) ^
+	  vnet_hw_interface_is_link_up (vnm, xd->hw_if_index)))
     {
       hw_flags_chg = 1;
       hw_flags |= (xd->link.link_status ? VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_LINK_UP : 0);
diff --git a/src/vnet/interface_output.c b/src/vnet/interface_output.c
index 3f45cb9..846eb57 100644
--- a/src/vnet/interface_output.c
+++ b/src/vnet/interface_output.c
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@
 
   si = vnet_get_sw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
   hi = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
-  if (!(si->flags & VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP) ||
+  if (!(si->flags & (VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP |
+		     VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_BOND_SLAVE)) ||
       !(hi->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_LINK_UP))
     {
       vlib_simple_counter_main_t *cm;
@@ -451,7 +452,8 @@
 
   si = vnet_get_sw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
   hi = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
-  if (!(si->flags & VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP) ||
+  if (!(si->flags & (VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP |
+		     VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_BOND_SLAVE)) ||
       !(hi->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_LINK_UP))
     {
       vlib_simple_counter_main_t *cm;
diff --git a/src/vnet/lldp/lldp_cli.c b/src/vnet/lldp/lldp_cli.c
index af18f90..1933ca8 100644
--- a/src/vnet/lldp/lldp_cli.c
+++ b/src/vnet/lldp/lldp_cli.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 
       const vnet_sw_interface_t *sw =
 	vnet_get_sw_interface (lm->vnet_main, hi->sw_if_index);
-      if (sw->flags & VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP)
+      if (sw->flags & (VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP |
+		       VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_BOND_SLAVE))
 	{
 	  lldp_schedule_intf (lm, n);
 	}
@@ -501,7 +502,8 @@
         hw = vnet_get_hw_interface(vnm, n->hw_if_index);
         sw = vnet_get_sw_interface(lm->vnet_main, hw->sw_if_index);
         /* Interface shutdown */
-        if (!(sw->flags & VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP))
+        if (!(sw->flags & (VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP |
+                           VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_BOND_SLAVE)))
           {
             s = format(s, "\nInterface name: %s\nInterface/peer state: "
                           "interface down\nLast packet sent: %U\n",