diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index ddea175cd0be..1ad8e3f0d1d5 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c1db7a26ac3f7223a38eaeb46a77d0cf9e6a0d8f
+refs/heads/master: a6bda459fafd5d017e4a9505d08fe72de5fcdef3
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index e965806b1e06..4ff71d619cd8 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void usbnet_cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 	case USB_CDC_NOTIFY_NETWORK_CONNECTION:
 		netif_dbg(dev, timer, dev->net, "CDC: carrier %s\n",
 			  event->wValue ? "on" : "off");
-		usbnet_link_change(dev, event->wValue, 0);
+		usbnet_link_change(dev, !!event->wValue, 0);
 		break;
 	case USB_CDC_NOTIFY_SPEED_CHANGE:	/* tx/rx rates */
 		netif_dbg(dev, timer, dev->net, "CDC: speed change (len %d)\n",