1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 059c1eec8c3f..ec35d458102c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -2710,6 +2710,8 @@ static int cxgb_open(struct net_device *dev)
         struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
         struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
 
+        netif_carrier_off(dev);
+
         if (!(adapter->flags & FULL_INIT_DONE)) {
                 err = cxgb_up(adapter);
                 if (err < 0)
@@ -3661,7 +3663,6 @@ static int __devinit init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                 pi->xact_addr_filt = -1;
                 pi->rx_offload = RX_CSO;
                 pi->port_id = i;
-                netif_carrier_off(netdev);
                 netdev->irq = pdev->irq;
 
                 netdev->features |= NETIF_F_SG | TSO_FLAGS;