diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index 53a53f91fc..fd79348d2c 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	NMDeviceBond *self = NM_DEVICE_BOND (device);
 	gboolean success;
 	gs_free char *address = NULL;
+	int ifindex_slave;
+
+	ifindex_slave = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave);
+
+	if (ifindex_slave <= 0)
+		_LOGD (LOGD_TEAM, "bond slave %s is already released", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
 
 	if (configure) {
 		/* When the last slave is released the bond MAC will be set to a random
@@ -420,16 +426,18 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 		 */
 		address = g_strdup (nm_device_get_hw_address (device));
 
-		success = nm_platform_link_release (nm_device_get_platform (device),
-		                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (device),
-		                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave));
+		if (ifindex_slave > 0) {
+			success = nm_platform_link_release (nm_device_get_platform (device),
+			                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (device),
+			                                    ifindex_slave);
 
-		if (success) {
-			_LOGI (LOGD_BOND, "released bond slave %s",
-			       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
-		} else {
-			_LOGW (LOGD_BOND, "failed to release bond slave %s",
-			       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+			if (success) {
+				_LOGI (LOGD_BOND, "released bond slave %s",
+				       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+			} else {
+				_LOGW (LOGD_BOND, "failed to release bond slave %s",
+				       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+			}
 		}
 
 		nm_platform_process_events (nm_device_get_platform (device));
@@ -440,11 +448,15 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 		 * IFF_UP), so we must bring it back up here to ensure carrier changes and
 		 * other state is noticed by the now-released slave.
 		 */
-		if (!nm_device_bring_up (slave, TRUE, NULL))
-			_LOGW (LOGD_BOND, "released bond slave could not be brought up.");
+		if (ifindex_slave > 0) {
+			if (!nm_device_bring_up (slave, TRUE, NULL))
+				_LOGW (LOGD_BOND, "released bond slave could not be brought up.");
+		}
 	} else {
-		_LOGI (LOGD_BOND, "bond slave %s was released",
-		       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+		if (ifindex_slave > 0) {
+			_LOGI (LOGD_BOND, "bond slave %s was released",
+			       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
index 3b8f9809b1..ade9eb0d8f 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
@@ -625,11 +625,19 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 {
 	NMDeviceBridge *self = NM_DEVICE_BRIDGE (device);
 	gboolean success;
+	int ifindex_slave;
+
+	ifindex_slave = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave);
+
+	if (ifindex_slave <= 0) {
+		_LOGD (LOGD_TEAM, "bond slave %s is already released", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (configure) {
 		success = nm_platform_link_release (nm_device_get_platform (device),
 		                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (device),
-		                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave));
+		                                    ifindex_slave);
 
 		if (success) {
 			_LOGI (LOGD_BRIDGE, "detached bridge port %s",
diff --git a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
index 3c693ff4be..a60a9fda5d 100644
--- a/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
+++ b/src/devices/team/nm-device-team.c
@@ -774,11 +774,19 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 	NMDeviceTeam *self = NM_DEVICE_TEAM (device);
 	NMDeviceTeamPrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_TEAM_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	gboolean success;
+	int ifindex_slave;
+
+	ifindex_slave = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave);
+
+	if (ifindex_slave <= 0) {
+		_LOGD (LOGD_TEAM, "team port %s is already released", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (configure) {
 		success = nm_platform_link_release (nm_device_get_platform (device),
 		                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (device),
-		                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex (slave));
+		                                    ifindex_slave);
 
 		if (success)
 			_LOGI (LOGD_TEAM, "released team port %s", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
@@ -789,9 +797,10 @@ release_slave (NMDevice *device,
 		 * IFF_UP), so we must bring it back up here to ensure carrier changes and
 		 * other state is noticed by the now-released port.
 		 */
-		if (!nm_device_bring_up (slave, TRUE, NULL))
+		if (!nm_device_bring_up (slave, TRUE, NULL)) {
 			_LOGW (LOGD_TEAM, "released team port %s could not be brought up",
 			       nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+		}
 
 		nm_clear_g_source (&priv->teamd_read_timeout);
 		priv->teamd_read_timeout = g_timeout_add_seconds (5,