diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 57dda56ff264..a72559b35ebb 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a4791254b6625b06aa33e36304f6e8a1a4a1fdea
+refs/heads/master: 0a46bac0c5e02585af5c25a07584b5f1174f9ae7
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index d980723b7184..d8b9e3b3c4a9 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@ void __qlcnic_down(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, struct net_device *netdev)
 	smp_mb();
 	spin_lock(&adapter->tx_clean_lock);
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+	adapter->ahw->linkup = 0;
 	netif_tx_disable(netdev);
 
 	qlcnic_free_mac_list(adapter);