diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 4cb8fb3dcb34fdb9baf8d25ff374c89c9cdce4ba..06e3c230483f6e2587172807818e3699a6549edc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 	u16 veb_idx;		/* index of VEB parent */
 	struct kobject *kobj;	/* sysfs object */
 	bool current_isup;	/* Sync 'link up' logging */
+	enum i40e_aq_link_speed current_speed;	/* Sync link speed logging */
 
 	void *priv;	/* client driver data reference. */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 5777e49ee9e440625d2dbe36caf5578d91787810..4534d41fa3407668b8726a1d0f159247041dcada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5225,12 +5225,16 @@ static int i40e_init_pf_dcb(struct i40e_pf *pf)
  */
 void i40e_print_link_message(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, bool isup)
 {
+	enum i40e_aq_link_speed new_speed;
 	char *speed = "Unknown";
 	char *fc = "Unknown";
 
-	if (vsi->current_isup == isup)
+	new_speed = vsi->back->hw.phy.link_info.link_speed;
+
+	if ((vsi->current_isup == isup) && (vsi->current_speed == new_speed))
 		return;
 	vsi->current_isup = isup;
+	vsi->current_speed = new_speed;
 	if (!isup) {
 		netdev_info(vsi->netdev, "NIC Link is Down\n");
 		return;