diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index 2709a2db56577d11d3325bf661645d7e066b4d6f..395eb0b52680211eac42a3baea57e3e21091b539 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@ static void xgbe_stop(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 		return;
 
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
+	netif_carrier_off(pdata->netdev);
 
 	xgbe_stop_timers(pdata);
 	flush_workqueue(pdata->dev_workqueue);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
index 93ef5a30cb8d9233c9fdfedb7fd17b04df18ecc1..19ee4db0156d6eaf71609183614fa0ca7946cc9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
@@ -1396,7 +1396,6 @@ static void xgbe_phy_stop(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 	pdata->phy_if.phy_impl.stop(pdata);
 
 	pdata->phy.link = 0;
-	netif_carrier_off(pdata->netdev);
 
 	xgbe_phy_adjust_link(pdata);
 }