diff --git a/src/vnet/bonding/cli.c b/src/vnet/bonding/cli.c
index 014edd28237..ff458daaa0e 100644
--- a/src/vnet/bonding/cli.c
+++ b/src/vnet/bonding/cli.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ bond_delete_neighbor (vlib_main_t * vm, bond_if_t * bif, slave_if_t * sif)
   bond_disable_collecting_distributing (vm, sif);
 
   vnet_feature_enable_disable ("device-input", "bond-input",
-			       sif_hw->hw_if_index, 0, 0, 0);
+			       sif->sw_if_index, 0, 0, 0);
 
   /* Put back the old mac */
   vnet_hw_interface_change_mac_address (vnm, sif_hw->hw_if_index,
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ bond_enslave (vlib_main_t * vm, bond_enslave_args_t * args)
   }
 
   args->rv = vnet_feature_enable_disable ("device-input", "bond-input",
-					  sif_hw->hw_if_index, 1, 0, 0);
+					  sif->sw_if_index, 1, 0, 0);
 
   if (args->rv)
     {