diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index a8d7521c774e..c910f2be6bd1 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 6cfbd97b3e891ed5a70b43b7a237341f4c09cbf1
+refs/heads/master: e792cd916cf74315bddb2c8b2323ef498cd7bfde
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 3f7dbd1cdb0f..a177b8b65c44 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4830,6 +4830,13 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 						   &adapter->link_speed,
 						   &adapter->link_duplex);
 			e1000_print_link_info(adapter);
+
+			/* check if SmartSpeed worked */
+			e1000e_check_downshift(hw);
+			if (phy->speed_downgraded)
+				netdev_warn(netdev,
+					    "Link Speed was downgraded by SmartSpeed\n");
+
 			/* On supported PHYs, check for duplex mismatch only
 			 * if link has autonegotiated at 10/100 half
 			 */