diff --git a/drivers/net/mii.c b/drivers/net/mii.c
index 22680f47385d5..37bc3131d31a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mii.c
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ void mii_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct mii_if_info *mii,
 		lp_advertising = 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!(bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS))
+		cmd->base.speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+
 	mii->full_duplex = cmd->base.duplex;
 
 	ethtool_convert_legacy_u32_to_link_mode(cmd->link_modes.supported,