diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
index 32677521504c..48679940c2c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
@@ -1700,22 +1700,11 @@ static int dpaa2_eth_open(struct net_device *net_dev)
 		goto enable_err;
 	}
 
-	if (!priv->mac) {
-		/* If the DPMAC object has already processed the link up
-		 * interrupt, we have to learn the link state ourselves.
-		 */
-		err = dpaa2_eth_link_state_update(priv);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			netdev_err(net_dev, "Can't update link state\n");
-			goto link_state_err;
-		}
-	} else {
+	if (priv->mac)
 		phylink_start(priv->mac->phylink);
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-link_state_err:
 enable_err:
 	dpaa2_eth_disable_ch_napi(priv);
 	dpaa2_eth_drain_pool(priv);