diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index b7c9791009d06781b637c4e4db19a77cfdd06eaf..6ef6b8b39e71dd5001d1f87c5bc3753ba045b790 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static void macvlan_transfer_operstate(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 			netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	} else {
-		if (netif_carrier_ok(lowerdev))
+		if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 			netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	}
 }