diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
index d3f6e1072..8ea4f225b 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ set_multipath() {
 				exist=1
 			fi
 		done
-		[ "$exist" = "0" ] && [ -z "$(multipath $iface | grep deactivated)" ] && {
+		[ "$exist" = "0" ] && [ -z "$(multipath $iface | grep deactivated)" ] && [ "$iface" != "bonding_master" ] && [ -n "$(multipath $iface)" ] && {
 			logger -t "MPTCP" "Disabling MPTCP on interface $iface not found in enabled multipath list"
 			multipath $iface off
 		}