diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
index 978d32944c8047bf4c4ab3d849d2acc39b8dfb5a..aa912f43e15f88140f1e84e816ab1fe3e7662642 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
@@ -4248,11 +4248,9 @@ static int nv_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 		/* We do not track link speed / duplex setting if the
 		 * interface is disabled. Force a link check */
 		if (nv_update_linkspeed(dev)) {
-			if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
-				netif_carrier_on(dev);
+			netif_carrier_on(dev);
 		} else {
-			if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
-				netif_carrier_off(dev);
+			netif_carrier_off(dev);
 		}
 	}