diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c
index 0fccb86810c0ce1dffdc13ea7f723992293fccf6..6c3ceed8aa521c533697c80eaa17fc5a64f329c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ void et131x_mii_check(struct et131x_adapter *adapter,
 	if (bmsr_ints & BMSR_LSTATUS) {
 		if (bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS) {
 			adapter->boot_coma = 20;
-			netif_carrier_on(adapter->netdev);
 		} else {
 			dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 			    "Link down - cable problem ?\n");
@@ -475,8 +474,6 @@ void et131x_mii_check(struct et131x_adapter *adapter,
 				et131x_mii_write(adapter, 0x12, register18);
 			}
 
-			netif_carrier_off(adapter->netdev);
-
 			/* Free the packets being actively sent & stopped */
 			et131x_free_busy_send_packets(adapter);