1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index f2ebf927e4bc..26bf6a13d1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -1823,12 +1823,10 @@ static void igb_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
                 dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "online testing starting\n");
 
                 /* PHY is powered down when interface is down */
-                if (!netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
+                if (if_running && igb_link_test(adapter, &data[4]))
+                        eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
+                else
                         data[4] = 0;
-                } else {
-                        if (igb_link_test(adapter, &data[4]))
-                                eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
-                }
 
                 /* Online tests aren't run; pass by default */
                 data[0] = 0;