diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 38e38dcfff91e25c927112918666ea96d9e3bbfe..b862477f00a72dcbdec7f7aa2c420a0855bbc751 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -4066,8 +4066,6 @@ int t4_link_l1cfg(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int mbox,
 	unsigned int fw_mdi = FW_PORT_CAP32_MDI_V(FW_PORT_CAP32_MDI_AUTO);
 	fw_port_cap32_t fw_fc, cc_fec, fw_fec, rcap;
 
-	lc->link_ok = 0;
-
 	/* Convert driver coding of Pause Frame Flow Control settings into the
 	 * Firmware's API.
 	 */