diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h
index 0a0034705d..62e3a9dbf3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ extern const struct rte_flow_ops bond_flow_ops;
 /** Port Queue Mapping Structure */
 struct bond_rx_queue {
 	uint16_t queue_id;
+	/**< Next active_slave to poll */
+	uint16_t active_slave;
 	/**< Queue Id */
 	struct bond_dev_private *dev_private;
 	/**< Reference to eth_dev private structure */
@@ -132,7 +134,6 @@ struct bond_dev_private {
 	uint16_t nb_rx_queues;			/**< Total number of rx queues */
 	uint16_t nb_tx_queues;			/**< Total number of tx queues*/
 
-	uint16_t active_slave;		/**< Next active_slave to poll */
 	uint16_t active_slave_count;		/**< Number of active slaves */
 	uint16_t active_slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];    /**< Active slave list */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 97c667e007..a4007fe07c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -129,12 +129,6 @@ deactivate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t port_id)
 	RTE_ASSERT(active_count < RTE_DIM(internals->active_slaves));
 	internals->active_slave_count = active_count;
 
-	/* Resetting active_slave when reaches to max
-	 * no of slaves in active list
-	 */
-	if (internals->active_slave >= active_count)
-		internals->active_slave = 0;
-
 	if (eth_dev->data->dev_started) {
 		if (internals->mode == BONDING_MODE_8023AD) {
 			bond_mode_8023ad_start(eth_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 1f761c7c9e..05ac25fcad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_burst(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	struct bond_rx_queue *bd_rx_q = (struct bond_rx_queue *)queue;
 	internals = bd_rx_q->dev_private;
 	slave_count = internals->active_slave_count;
-	active_slave = internals->active_slave;
+	active_slave = bd_rx_q->active_slave;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < slave_count && nb_pkts; i++) {
 		uint16_t num_rx_slave;
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_burst(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 			active_slave = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (++internals->active_slave >= slave_count)
-		internals->active_slave = 0;
+	if (++bd_rx_q->active_slave >= slave_count)
+		bd_rx_q->active_slave = 0;
 	return num_rx_total;
 }
 
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ rx_burst_8023ad(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts,
 	memcpy(slaves, internals->active_slaves,
 			sizeof(internals->active_slaves[0]) * slave_count);
 
-	idx = internals->active_slave;
+	idx = bd_rx_q->active_slave;
 	if (idx >= slave_count) {
-		internals->active_slave = 0;
+		bd_rx_q->active_slave = 0;
 		idx = 0;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < slave_count && num_rx_total < nb_pkts; i++) {
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ rx_burst_8023ad(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts,
 			idx = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (++internals->active_slave >= slave_count)
-		internals->active_slave = 0;
+	if (++bd_rx_q->active_slave >= slave_count)
+		bd_rx_q->active_slave = 0;
 
 	return num_rx_total;
 }