1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index 2eb6b5f9ba0d..09e05fe40c38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static void velocity_free_rd_ring(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void velocity_free_tx_buf(struct velocity_info *vptr, struct velocity_td_info *);
 static int velocity_soft_reset(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void mii_init(struct velocity_info *vptr, u32 mii_status);
+static u32 velocity_get_link(struct net_device *dev);
 static u32 velocity_get_opt_media_mode(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void velocity_print_link_status(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void safe_disable_mii_autopoll(struct mac_regs __iomem * regs);
@@ -798,6 +799,9 @@ static int __devinit velocity_found1(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_devi
         if (ret < 0)
                 goto err_iounmap;
 
+        if (velocity_get_link(dev))
+                netif_carrier_off(dev);
+
         velocity_print_info(vptr);
         pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
         
@@ -1653,8 +1657,10 @@ static void velocity_error(struct velocity_info *vptr, int status)
 
                 if (linked) {
                         vptr->mii_status &= ~VELOCITY_LINK_FAIL;
+                        netif_carrier_on(vptr->dev);
                 } else {
                         vptr->mii_status |= VELOCITY_LINK_FAIL;
+                        netif_carrier_off(vptr->dev);
                 }
 
                 velocity_print_link_status(vptr);