diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index a8c24a1c12b4..6185566fbb98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -6271,7 +6271,7 @@ static int igc_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int num_frames,
 	struct igc_ring *ring;
 	int i, drops;
 
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(__IGC_DOWN, &adapter->state)))
+	if (unlikely(!netif_carrier_ok(dev)))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
 	if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK))