diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index a361dea..ca142c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -665,7 +665,8 @@
 	struct netconsole_target *nt;
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 
-	if (!(event == NETDEV_CHANGENAME || event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER))
+	if (!(event == NETDEV_CHANGENAME || event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER ||
+	      event == NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE || event == NETDEV_GOING_DOWN))
 		goto done;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags);
@@ -677,19 +678,21 @@
 				strlcpy(nt->np.dev_name, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 				break;
 			case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
-				if (!nt->enabled)
-					break;
 				netpoll_cleanup(&nt->np);
+				/* Fall through */
+			case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
+			case NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE:
 				nt->enabled = 0;
-				printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: network logging stopped"
-					", interface %s unregistered\n",
-					dev->name);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		netconsole_target_put(nt);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);
+	if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER || event == NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: network logging stopped, "
+			"interface %s %s\n",  dev->name,
+			event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER ? "unregistered" : "released slaves");
 
 done:
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;