diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f1cff143f665..c72af155c2b2 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a7714338aa9332e569b38c7643dc4a7bb37a0ff5
+refs/heads/master: c6ce3854f098e1307ecd3bde07903d65fb14a9cb
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
index b7f15b3f0e03..8984d165a39b 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -1717,13 +1717,6 @@ static void e1000_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		e_info("offline testing starting\n");
 
-		/*
-		 * Link test performed before hardware reset so autoneg doesn't
-		 * interfere with test result
-		 */
-		if (e1000_link_test(adapter, &data[4]))
-			eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
-
 		if (if_running)
 			/* indicate we're in test mode */
 			dev_close(netdev);
@@ -1747,15 +1740,19 @@ static void e1000_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 		if (e1000_loopback_test(adapter, &data[3]))
 			eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
 
+		/* force this routine to wait until autoneg complete/timeout */
+		adapter->hw.phy.autoneg_wait_to_complete = 1;
+		e1000e_reset(adapter);
+		adapter->hw.phy.autoneg_wait_to_complete = 0;
+
+		if (e1000_link_test(adapter, &data[4]))
+			eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
+
 		/* restore speed, duplex, autoneg settings */
 		adapter->hw.phy.autoneg_advertised = autoneg_advertised;
 		adapter->hw.mac.forced_speed_duplex = forced_speed_duplex;
 		adapter->hw.mac.autoneg = autoneg;
-
-		/* force this routine to wait until autoneg complete/timeout */
-		adapter->hw.phy.autoneg_wait_to_complete = 1;
 		e1000e_reset(adapter);
-		adapter->hw.phy.autoneg_wait_to_complete = 0;
 
 		clear_bit(__E1000_TESTING, &adapter->state);
 		if (if_running)