--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct port {
 	struct desc *desc_tab;	/* coherent */
 	u32 desc_tab_phys;
 	int id;			/* logical port ID */
-	int speed, duplex;
+	int link, speed, duplex;
 	u8 firmware[4];
 	int hwts_tx_en;
 	int hwts_rx_en;
@@ -542,37 +542,52 @@ static void ixp4xx_mdio_remove(void)
 	mdiobus_free(mdio_bus);
 }
 
-
-static void ixp4xx_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
+static void ixp4xx_update_link(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct phy_device *phydev = port->phydev;
 
-	if (!phydev->link) {
-		if (port->speed) {
-			port->speed = 0;
-			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: link down\n", dev->name);
-		}
+	if (!port->link) {
+		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: link down\n", dev->name);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (port->speed == phydev->speed && port->duplex == phydev->duplex)
-		return;
-
-	port->speed = phydev->speed;
-	port->duplex = phydev->duplex;
-
-	if (port->duplex)
+	if (port->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
 		__raw_writel(DEFAULT_TX_CNTRL0 & ~TX_CNTRL0_HALFDUPLEX,
 			     &port->regs->tx_control[0]);
 	else
 		__raw_writel(DEFAULT_TX_CNTRL0 | TX_CNTRL0_HALFDUPLEX,
 			     &port->regs->tx_control[0]);
 
+	netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: link up, speed %u Mb/s, %s duplex\n",
 	       dev->name, port->speed, port->duplex ? "full" : "half");
 }
 
+static void ixp4xx_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = port->phydev;
+	int status_change = 0;
+
+	if (phydev->link) {
+		if (port->duplex != phydev->duplex
+		    || port->speed != phydev->speed) {
+			status_change = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (phydev->link != port->link)
+		status_change = 1;
+
+	port->link = phydev->link;
+	port->speed = phydev->speed;
+	port->duplex = phydev->duplex;
+
+	if (status_change)
+		ixp4xx_update_link(dev);
+}
+
 static int ixp4xx_phy_connect(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -608,7 +623,6 @@ static void ixp4xx_phy_start(struct net_
 {
 	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	port->speed = 0;	/* force "link up" message */
 	phy_start(port->phydev);
 }
 
@@ -1466,6 +1480,10 @@ static int __devinit eth_init_one(struct
 	if ((err = register_netdev(dev)))
 		goto err_phy_dis;
 
+	port->link = 0;
+	port->speed = 0;
+	port->duplex = -1;
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: MII PHY %i on %s\n", dev->name, plat->phy,
 	       npe_name(port->npe));
 
