diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index a5494be0b7a5..ac9b70d70829 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 39149d4da6d50de92f9e7f70c743a8b8c20eeac1
+refs/heads/master: aa19c2957b425f724efe93f2d5a5858b8aa613d7
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c
index 8f2070439b59..c9d0c12d6f04 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ethtool.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_get_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	ecmd->transceiver = XCVR_DUMMY1;
 	ecmd->port = -1;
 
+	hw->mac.get_link_status = 1;
 	hw->mac.ops.check_link(hw, &link_speed, &link_up, false);
 
 	if (link_up) {