diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5898824c6f2a..8d973b6f0d57 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a9b3cd7f323b2e57593e7215362a7b02fc933e3a
+refs/heads/master: d09f698056a33c8b078497fb23e3304b6f8a908f
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 9f2f66c66be6..553cc0dc6c91 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2217,7 +2217,6 @@ static int be_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	be_async_mcc_disable(adapter);
 
-	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	adapter->link_up = false;
 
 	if (!lancer_chip(adapter))
@@ -3345,7 +3344,6 @@ static int __devinit be_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	status = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto unsetup;
-	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 
 	if (be_physfn(adapter) && adapter->sriov_enabled) {
 		u8 mac_speed;