1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index 9e1494aab4d7..9484248a8540 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -687,17 +687,11 @@ void qlcnic_advert_link_change(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, int linkup)
         if (adapter->ahw->linkup && !linkup) {
                 netdev_info(netdev, "NIC Link is down\n");
                 adapter->ahw->linkup = 0;
-                if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-                        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-                        netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
-                }
+                netif_carrier_off(netdev);
         } else if (!adapter->ahw->linkup && linkup) {
                 netdev_info(netdev, "NIC Link is up\n");
                 adapter->ahw->linkup = 1;
-                if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-                        netif_carrier_on(netdev);
-                        netif_wake_queue(netdev);
-                }
+                netif_carrier_on(netdev);
         }
 }