diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index d3bda35..c77626d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 	eth_dev->data->drv_name = pmd_bond_driver_name;
 	eth_dev->data->numa_node =  socket_id;
 
-	rte_spinlock_init(&internals->lock);
+	rte_rwlock_init(&internals->rwlock);
 
 	internals->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	internals->mode = BONDING_MODE_INVALID;
@@ -451,11 +451,11 @@ rte_eth_bond_slave_add(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 	bonded_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[bonded_port_id];
 	internals = bonded_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&internals->lock);
+	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&internals->rwlock);
 
 	retval = __eth_bond_slave_add_lock_free(bonded_port_id, slave_port_id);
 
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&internals->lock);
+	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&internals->rwlock);
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -553,11 +553,11 @@ rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 	bonded_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[bonded_port_id];
 	internals = bonded_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&internals->lock);
+	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&internals->rwlock);
 
 	retval = __eth_bond_slave_remove_lock_free(bonded_port_id, slave_port_id);
 
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&internals->lock);
+	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&internals->rwlock);
 
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 129f04b..ed6245b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -1750,37 +1750,36 @@ bond_ethdev_slave_link_status_change_monitor(void *cb_arg)
 		!internals->link_status_polling_enabled)
 		return;
 
-	/* If device is currently being configured then don't check slaves link
-	 * status, wait until next period */
-	if (rte_spinlock_trylock(&internals->lock)) {
-		if (internals->slave_count > 0)
-			polling_slave_found = 0;
+	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&internals->rwlock);
+	if (internals->slave_count > 0)
+		polling_slave_found = 0;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < internals->slave_count; i++) {
-			if (!internals->slaves[i].link_status_poll_enabled)
-				continue;
-
-			slave_ethdev = &rte_eth_devices[internals->slaves[i].port_id];
-			polling_slave_found = 1;
-
-			/* Update slave link status */
-			(*slave_ethdev->dev_ops->link_update)(slave_ethdev,
-					internals->slaves[i].link_status_wait_to_complete);
-
-			/* if link status has changed since last checked then call lsc
-			 * event callback */
-			if (slave_ethdev->data->dev_link.link_status !=
-					internals->slaves[i].last_link_status) {
-				internals->slaves[i].last_link_status =
-						slave_ethdev->data->dev_link.link_status;
-
-				bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(internals->slaves[i].port_id,
-						RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC,
-						&bonded_ethdev->data->port_id);
-			}
+	for (i = 0; i < internals->slave_count; i++) {
+		if (!internals->slaves[i].link_status_poll_enabled)
+			continue;
+
+		slave_ethdev = &rte_eth_devices[internals->slaves[i].port_id];
+		polling_slave_found = 1;
+
+		/* Update slave link status */
+		(*slave_ethdev->dev_ops->link_update)(slave_ethdev,
+			internals->slaves[i].link_status_wait_to_complete);
+
+		/* if link status has changed since last checked then call lsc
+		 * event callback
+		 */
+		if (slave_ethdev->data->dev_link.link_status !=
+			internals->slaves[i].last_link_status) {
+			internals->slaves[i].last_link_status =
+				slave_ethdev->data->dev_link.link_status;
+
+			bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(
+					internals->slaves[i].port_id,
+					RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC,
+					&bonded_ethdev->data->port_id);
 		}
-		rte_spinlock_unlock(&internals->lock);
 	}
+	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&internals->rwlock);
 
 	if (polling_slave_found)
 		/* Set alarm to continue monitoring link status of slave ethdev's */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
index 8312397..72ea679 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define _RTE_ETH_BOND_PRIVATE_H_
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+#include <rte_rwlock.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_bond.h"
 #include "rte_eth_bond_8023ad_private.h"
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct bond_dev_private {
 	uint8_t port_id;					/**< Port Id of Bonded Port */
 	uint8_t mode;						/**< Link Bonding Mode */
 
-	rte_spinlock_t lock;
+	rte_rwlock_t rwlock;
 
 	uint8_t primary_port;				/**< Primary Slave Port */
 	uint8_t current_primary_port;		/**< Primary Slave Port */
