diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/ioctl.c
index 8cf88c3b68da..43964a5e72a9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/ioctl.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ int private_ioctl(PSDevice pDevice, struct ifreq *rq) {
         }
         else {
             sLinkStatus.bLink = false;
+	    sLinkStatus.uLinkRate = 0;
         }
         if (copy_to_user(pReq->data, &sLinkStatus, sizeof(SCmdLinkStatus))) {
 			result = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/ioctl.c
index cfe9c95d7807..1cb9a7d0d883 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/ioctl.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ int private_ioctl(PSDevice pDevice, struct ifreq *rq) {
         }
         else {
             sLinkStatus.bLink = FALSE;
+	    sLinkStatus.uLinkRate = 0;
         }
         if (copy_to_user(pReq->data, &sLinkStatus, sizeof(SCmdLinkStatus))) {
 			result = -EFAULT;