diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/Kconfig
index 300e3b5c54e0c4ed140e7098b27846a41dc85d91..afccb033177b39233a333994835713d577339c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config NET_XGENE
 	depends on ARCH_XGENE || COMPILE_TEST
 	select PHYLIB
 	select MDIO_XGENE
+	select GPIOLIB
 	help
 	  This is the Ethernet driver for the on-chip ethernet interface on the
 	  APM X-Gene SoC.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 01a9aaf496694225fabd29b805119005b83a0f66..b8b9495e6da696639b3b5706c75150b6499fc10c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include "xgene_enet_main.h"
 #include "xgene_enet_hw.h"
 #include "xgene_enet_sgmac.h"
@@ -1320,6 +1321,18 @@ static int xgene_enet_check_phy_handle(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void xgene_enet_gpiod_get(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &pdata->pdev->dev;
+
+	if (pdata->phy_mode != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII)
+		return;
+
+	pdata->sfp_rdy = gpiod_get(dev, "rxlos", GPIOD_IN);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdata->sfp_rdy))
+		pdata->sfp_rdy = gpiod_get(dev, "sfp", GPIOD_IN);
+}
+
 static int xgene_enet_get_resources(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -1409,6 +1422,8 @@ static int xgene_enet_get_resources(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	xgene_enet_gpiod_get(pdata);
+
 	pdata->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(pdata->clk)) {
 		/* Firmware may have set up the clock already. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
index 53f4a165a56fc6885f918071bceb645c22da14f6..b339fc1e88419fe0ca70bc921e880d45cfd8c57e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ struct xgene_enet_pdata {
 	u8 tx_delay;
 	u8 rx_delay;
 	bool mdio_driver;
+	struct gpio_desc *sfp_rdy;
 };
 
 struct xgene_indirect_ctl {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
index 4087dba6ea84ad9453629278c3ddcf2a8c6ea8e5..d672e71b5a50b0d84a088d296c507c8b397eb206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include "xgene_enet_main.h"
 #include "xgene_enet_hw.h"
 #include "xgene_enet_xgmac.h"
@@ -399,10 +401,14 @@ static void xgene_enet_link_state(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
 					 struct xgene_enet_pdata, link_work);
+	struct gpio_desc *sfp_rdy = pdata->sfp_rdy;
 	struct net_device *ndev = pdata->ndev;
 	u32 link_status, poll_interval;
 
 	link_status = xgene_enet_link_status(pdata);
+	if (link_status && !IS_ERR(sfp_rdy) && !gpiod_get_value(sfp_rdy))
+		link_status = 0;
+
 	if (link_status) {
 		if (!netif_carrier_ok(ndev)) {
 			netif_carrier_on(ndev);