diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
index cc228cf3d84..6b2cf8bd16c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ qlcnic_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int check_sfp_module = 0;
-	u16 pcifn = adapter->ahw->pci_func;
 
 	/* read which mode */
 	if (adapter->ahw->port_type == QLCNIC_GBE) {
@@ -194,10 +193,8 @@ qlcnic_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
 			goto skip;
 		}
 
-		val = QLCRD32(adapter, P3P_LINK_SPEED_REG(pcifn));
-		ethtool_cmd_speed_set(ecmd, P3P_LINK_SPEED_MHZ *
-				      P3P_LINK_SPEED_VAL(pcifn, val));
-		ecmd->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		ethtool_cmd_speed_set(ecmd, SPEED_UNKNOWN);
+		ecmd->duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
 		ecmd->autoneg = AUTONEG_DISABLE;
 	} else
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index 38669583840..41d85efee42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,13 @@ qlcnic_handle_linkevent(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 	adapter->module_type = module;
 	adapter->link_autoneg = autoneg;
-	adapter->link_speed = link_speed;
+
+	if (link_status) {
+		adapter->link_speed = link_speed;
+	} else {
+		adapter->link_speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+		adapter->link_duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
+	}
 }
 
 static void