--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c
-@@ -1511,6 +1511,10 @@ static int b44_open(struct net_device *d
+@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ static void b44_check_phy(struct b44 *bp
+ else
+ val &= ~TX_CTRL_DUPLEX;
+ bw32(bp, B44_TX_CTRL, val);
+- netif_carrier_on(bp->dev);
+ b44_link_report(bp);
+ }
+ return;
+@@ -1511,6 +1510,10 @@ static int b44_open(struct net_device *d
add_timer(&bp->timer);
b44_enable_ints(bp);
netif_start_queue(dev);
out:
return err;
-@@ -1673,6 +1677,9 @@ static int b44_close(struct net_device *
+@@ -1673,6 +1676,9 @@ static int b44_close(struct net_device *
netif_stop_queue(dev);
napi_disable(&bp->napi);
del_timer_sync(&bp->timer);
+@@ -2251,8 +2257,13 @@ static void b44_adjust_link(struct net_d
+ }
+
+ if (status_changed) {
+- b44_check_phy(bp);
+- phy_print_status(phydev);
++ u32 val = br32(bp, B44_TX_CTRL);
++ if (bp->flags & B44_FLAG_FULL_DUPLEX)
++ val |= TX_CTRL_DUPLEX;
++ else
++ val &= ~TX_CTRL_DUPLEX;
++ bw32(bp, B44_TX_CTRL, val);
++ b44_link_report(bp);
+ }
+ }
+