diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index fd79348d2c..50494526a9 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -414,6 +414,12 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	gboolean success;
 	gs_free char *address = NULL;
 	int ifindex_slave;
+	int ifindex;
+
+	ifindex = nm_device_get_ifindex (device);
+	if (   ifindex <= 0
+	    || !nm_platform_link_get (nm_device_get_platform (device), ifindex))
+		configure = FALSE;
 
 	ifindex_slave = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave);
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
index ade9eb0d8f..91d824b35b 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
@@ -626,6 +626,12 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	NMDeviceBridge *self = NM_DEVICE_BRIDGE (device);
 	gboolean success;
 	int ifindex_slave;
+	int ifindex;
+
+	ifindex = nm_device_get_ifindex (device);
+	if (   ifindex <= 0
+	    || !nm_platform_link_get (nm_device_get_platform (device), ifindex))
+		configure = FALSE;
 
 	ifindex_slave = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave);
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index f6a3c3f8fa..cf80774298 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -4987,7 +4987,6 @@ nm_device_master_release_slaves (NMDevice *self)
 {
 	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	NMDeviceStateReason reason;
-	gboolean configure = TRUE;
 	CList *iter, *safe;
 
 	/* Don't release the slaves if this connection doesn't belong to NM. */
@@ -4998,14 +4997,10 @@ nm_device_master_release_slaves (NMDevice *self)
 	if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED)
 		reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED;
 
-	if (   priv->ifindex <= 0
-	    || !nm_platform_link_get (nm_device_get_platform (self), priv->ifindex))
-		configure = FALSE;
-
 	c_list_for_each_safe (iter, safe, &priv->slaves) {
 		SlaveInfo *info = c_list_entry (iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
 
-		nm_device_master_release_one_slave (self, info->slave, configure, reason);
+		nm_device_master_release_one_slave (self, info->slave, TRUE, reason);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
index a60a9fda5d..4661a84034 100644
--- a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
+++ b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
@@ -775,6 +775,12 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	NMDeviceTeamPrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_TEAM_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	gboolean success;
 	int ifindex_slave;
+	int ifindex;
+
+	ifindex = nm_device_get_ifindex (device);
+	if (   ifindex <= 0
+	    || !nm_platform_link_get (nm_device_get_platform (device), ifindex))
+		configure = FALSE;
 
 	ifindex_slave = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave);