diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index b60835f..c178b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_primary(struct device *d,
 	int i;
 	struct slave *slave;
 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
 	if (!rtnl_trylock())
 		return restart_syscall();
@@ -1035,32 +1036,33 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_primary(struct device *d,
 	if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
 		pr_info("%s: Unable to set primary slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
 			bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
-	} else {
-		bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-			if (strnicmp
-			    (slave->dev->name, buf,
-			     strlen(slave->dev->name)) == 0) {
-				pr_info("%s: Setting %s as primary slave.\n",
-					bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
-				bond->primary_slave = slave;
-				strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
-				bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-		/* if we got here, then we didn't match the name of any slave */
+	sscanf(buf, "%16s", ifname); /* IFNAMSIZ */
 
-		if (strlen(buf) == 0 || buf[0] == '\n') {
-			pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
-				bond->dev->name);
-			bond->primary_slave = NULL;
-				bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-		} else {
-			pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as primary slave as it is not a slave.\n",
-				bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
+	/* check to see if we are clearing primary */
+	if (!strlen(ifname) || buf[0] == '\n') {
+		pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
+			bond->dev->name);
+		bond->primary_slave = NULL;
+		bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
+		if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
+			pr_info("%s: Setting %s as primary slave.\n",
+				bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
+			bond->primary_slave = slave;
+			strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
+			bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
+
+	pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as primary slave.\n",
+		bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
 out:
 	write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
@@ -1195,6 +1197,7 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_active_slave(struct device *d,
 	struct slave *old_active = NULL;
 	struct slave *new_active = NULL;
 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
 	if (!rtnl_trylock())
 		return restart_syscall();
@@ -1203,56 +1206,59 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_active_slave(struct device *d,
 	read_lock(&bond->lock);
 	write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
-	if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode))
+	if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
 		pr_info("%s: Unable to change active slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
 			bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
-	else {
-		bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-			if (strnicmp
-			    (slave->dev->name, buf,
-			     strlen(slave->dev->name)) == 0) {
-        			old_active = bond->curr_active_slave;
-        			new_active = slave;
-        			if (new_active == old_active) {
-					/* do nothing */
-					pr_info("%s: %s is already the current active slave.\n",
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	sscanf(buf, "%16s", ifname); /* IFNAMSIZ */
+
+	/* check to see if we are clearing primary */
+	if (!strlen(ifname) || buf[0] == '\n') {
+		pr_info("%s: Cannot clear primary slave.\n", bond->dev->name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
+		if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
+			old_active = bond->curr_active_slave;
+			new_active = slave;
+			if (new_active == old_active) {
+				/* do nothing */
+				pr_info("%s: %s is already the current"
+					" active slave.\n",
+					bond->dev->name,
+					slave->dev->name);
+				goto out;
+			}
+			else {
+				if ((new_active) &&
+				    (old_active) &&
+				    (new_active->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
+				    IS_UP(new_active->dev)) {
+					pr_info("%s: Setting %s as active"
+						" slave.\n",
 						bond->dev->name,
 						slave->dev->name);
-					goto out;
+					bond_change_active_slave(bond,
+								 new_active);
 				}
 				else {
-        				if ((new_active) &&
-            				    (old_active) &&
-				            (new_active->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
-				            IS_UP(new_active->dev)) {
-						pr_info("%s: Setting %s as active slave.\n",
-							bond->dev->name,
-							slave->dev->name);
-							bond_change_active_slave(bond, new_active);
-        				}
-					else {
-						pr_info("%s: Could not set %s as active slave; either %s is down or the link is down.\n",
-							bond->dev->name,
-							slave->dev->name,
-							slave->dev->name);
-					}
-					goto out;
+					pr_info("%s: Could not set %s as"
+						" active slave; either %s is"
+						" down or the link is down.\n",
+						bond->dev->name,
+						slave->dev->name,
+						slave->dev->name);
 				}
+				goto out;
 			}
 		}
-
-		/* if we got here, then we didn't match the name of any slave */
-
-		if (strlen(buf) == 0 || buf[0] == '\n') {
-			pr_info("%s: Setting active slave to None.\n",
-				bond->dev->name);
-			bond->primary_slave = NULL;
-			bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-		} else {
-			pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as active slave as it is not a slave.\n",
-				bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
-		}
 	}
+
+	pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as active slave.\n",
+		bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
  out:
 	write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
