diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c index 546ad376df99f..46aa37093e86e 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c +++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c @@ -473,6 +473,13 @@ static int port_open(struct net_device *netdev) /* No need to allow Tx as control interface is disabled */ netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev); + /* Explicitly set carrier off, otherwise + * netif_carrier_ok() will return true and cause 'ip link show' + * to report the LOWER_UP flag, even though the link + * notification wasn't even received. + */ + netif_carrier_off(netdev); + err = dpsw_if_enable(port_priv->ethsw_data->mc_io, 0, port_priv->ethsw_data->dpsw_handle, port_priv->idx);