diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 456d1e1c98b..34288fe038c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mv643xx_eth_int_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	/* PHY status changed */
-	if (eth_int_cause_ext & ETH_INT_CAUSE_PHY) {
+	if (eth_int_cause_ext & (ETH_INT_CAUSE_PHY | ETH_INT_CAUSE_STATE)) {
 		struct ethtool_cmd cmd;
 
 		if (mii_link_ok(&mp->mii)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.h b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.h
index 82f8c0cbfb6..565b96696ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.h
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
 #define ETH_INT_CAUSE_TX_ERROR	(ETH_TX_QUEUES_ENABLED << 8)
 #define ETH_INT_CAUSE_TX	(ETH_INT_CAUSE_TX_DONE | ETH_INT_CAUSE_TX_ERROR)
 #define ETH_INT_CAUSE_PHY	0x00010000
-#define ETH_INT_UNMASK_ALL_EXT	(ETH_INT_CAUSE_TX | ETH_INT_CAUSE_PHY)
+#define ETH_INT_CAUSE_STATE	0x00100000
+#define ETH_INT_UNMASK_ALL_EXT	(ETH_INT_CAUSE_TX | ETH_INT_CAUSE_PHY | \
+					ETH_INT_CAUSE_STATE)
 
 #define ETH_INT_MASK_ALL	0x00000000
 #define ETH_INT_MASK_ALL_EXT	0x00000000