diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
index a880f10e3e7039bf5e270ea373ad55b065ce7cc0..d74f45ce06864741e38bbfc0f5861b77103afb31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
@@ -314,10 +314,15 @@ static int xgbe_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	cmd->base.phy_address = pdata->phy.address;
 
-	cmd->base.autoneg = pdata->phy.autoneg;
-	cmd->base.speed = pdata->phy.speed;
-	cmd->base.duplex = pdata->phy.duplex;
+	if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
+		cmd->base.speed = pdata->phy.speed;
+		cmd->base.duplex = pdata->phy.duplex;
+	} else {
+		cmd->base.speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+		cmd->base.duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
+	}
 
+	cmd->base.autoneg = pdata->phy.autoneg;
 	cmd->base.port = PORT_NONE;
 
 	XGBE_LM_COPY(cmd, supported, lks, supported);