diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e75d567617d4..1a909702e7f7 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 0b13fb458fe6d244baaa701049c9a51105224820
+refs/heads/master: 2e177a5c6cc52d8a422c69ba87b8a7e00ecb6eac
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 793249053066..7fac97b4bb59 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ static void be_async_link_state_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	/* When link status changes, link speed must be re-queried from FW */
 	adapter->phy.link_speed = -1;
 
+	/* Ignore physical link event */
+	if (lancer_chip(adapter) &&
+	    !(evt->port_link_status & LOGICAL_LINK_STATUS_MASK))
+		return;
+
 	/* For the initial link status do not rely on the ASYNC event as
 	 * it may not be received in some cases.
 	 */
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
index d5a4dedf1132..250f19b5f7b6 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum {
 	LINK_UP		= 0x1
 };
 #define LINK_STATUS_MASK			0x1
+#define LOGICAL_LINK_STATUS_MASK		0x2
 
 /* When the event code of an async trailer is link-state, the mcc_compl
  * must be interpreted as follows