diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c
index f8854bff286c..62fb1031763d 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ static int ncsi_aen_handler_lsc(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp,
 	if ((had_link == has_link) || chained)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (had_link)
-		netif_carrier_off(ndp->ndev.dev);
-	else
-		netif_carrier_on(ndp->ndev.dev);
-
 	if (!ndp->multi_package && !nc->package->multi_channel) {
 		if (had_link) {
 			ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE;