diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-network/networking.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-network/networking.c
index ce2942729ecfe87fc004a8816f935d32cc2ef4e4..5822902ecb4a3e3f9c0645fbc1f0c83085cc2d92 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-network/networking.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-network/networking.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static int most_nd_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
 		netif_dormant_off(dev);
 	else
@@ -545,6 +546,11 @@ void most_deliver_netinfo(struct most_interface *iface,
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 
+	if (link_stat)
+		netif_carrier_on(dev);
+	else
+		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+
 	if (m && is_valid_ether_addr(m)) {
 		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
 			netdev_info(dev, "set mac %02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x\n",