diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 793249053066e62e3b912f8147778df88cb19692..7fac97b4bb59c19ecaca1073d84c6a183ecd17b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ static void be_async_link_state_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	/* When link status changes, link speed must be re-queried from FW */
 	adapter->phy.link_speed = -1;
 
+	/* Ignore physical link event */
+	if (lancer_chip(adapter) &&
+	    !(evt->port_link_status & LOGICAL_LINK_STATUS_MASK))
+		return;
+
 	/* For the initial link status do not rely on the ASYNC event as
 	 * it may not be received in some cases.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
index d5a4dedf113266bf19f52d71a9a6c31ac802c832..250f19b5f7b6c3887282f28af82dce11bfc8fd53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum {
 	LINK_UP		= 0x1
 };
 #define LINK_STATUS_MASK			0x1
+#define LOGICAL_LINK_STATUS_MASK		0x2
 
 /* When the event code of an async trailer is link-state, the mcc_compl
  * must be interpreted as follows