diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index cdb7666e7684..67a8a21282d4 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: adeb15aa1ce3413d461ec0958a979e9d64cd764c
+refs/heads/master: 8f8b3d518999fd1c342310910aa1e49112c86d05
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 92f002029481..a606db43c5ba 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -2120,6 +2120,9 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		goto fail_locked;
 	efx_update_name(efx);
 
+	/* Always start with carrier off; PHY events will detect the link */
+	netif_carrier_off(net_dev);
+
 	rc = register_netdevice(net_dev);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail_locked;
@@ -2130,9 +2133,6 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			efx_init_tx_queue_core_txq(tx_queue);
 	}
 
-	/* Always start with carrier off; PHY events will detect the link */
-	netif_carrier_off(net_dev);
-
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	rc = device_create_file(&efx->pci_dev->dev, &dev_attr_phy_type);