1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
index 05b827f79f54..1ccb2989001c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
@@ -4212,7 +4212,7 @@ SK_BOOL		DualNet;
                         Flags);
 
                 SkGeStopPort(pAC, IoC, FromPort, SK_STOP_ALL, SK_HARD_RST);
-                pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_off(pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(
                         &pAC->TxPort[FromPort][TX_PRIO_LOW].TxDesRingLock,
                         Flags);
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ SK_BOOL		DualNet;
                 }
 
                 /* Inform the world that link protocol is up. */
-                pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_on(pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]);
 
                 break;
         case SK_DRV_NET_DOWN:    /* SK_U32 Reason */
@@ -4368,7 +4368,7 @@ SK_BOOL		DualNet;
                 } else {
                         DoPrintInterfaceChange = SK_TRUE;
                 }
-                pAC->dev[Param.Para32[1]]->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_off(pAC->dev[Param.Para32[1]]);
                 break;
         case SK_DRV_SWITCH_HARD: /* SK_U32 FromPortIdx SK_U32 ToPortIdx */
                 SK_DBG_MSG(NULL, SK_DBGMOD_DRV, SK_DBGCAT_DRV_EVENT,
@@ -4961,7 +4961,6 @@ static int __devinit skge_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
         dev->poll_controller =  &SkGePollController;
 #endif
-        dev->flags &=           ~IFF_RUNNING;
         SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
         SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &SkGeEthtoolOps);
 
@@ -5035,7 +5034,6 @@ static int __devinit skge_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                 dev->set_mac_address    = &SkGeSetMacAddr;
                 dev->do_ioctl           = &SkGeIoctl;
                 dev->change_mtu         = &SkGeChangeMtu;
-                dev->flags             &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
                 SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
                 SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &SkGeEthtoolOps);