struct i2c_client *i2c_client;
        u32 rss_indir_tbl_init;
        u8 rss_indir_tbl[IGB_RETA_SIZE];
+
+       unsigned long link_check_timeout;
 };
 
 #define IGB_FLAG_HAS_MSI               (1 << 0)
 #define IGB_FLAG_RSS_FIELD_IPV4_UDP    (1 << 6)
 #define IGB_FLAG_RSS_FIELD_IPV6_UDP    (1 << 7)
 #define IGB_FLAG_WOL_SUPPORTED         (1 << 8)
+#define IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE      (1 << 9)
 
 /* DMA Coalescing defines */
 #define IGB_MIN_TXPBSIZE       20408
 
 
        igb_irq_disable(adapter);
 
+       adapter->flags &= ~IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
+
        for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_q_vectors; i++) {
                napi_synchronize(&(adapter->q_vector[i]->napi));
                napi_disable(&(adapter->q_vector[i]->napi));
                break;
        }
 
+       if (((hw->mac.type == e1000_i210) ||
+            (hw->mac.type == e1000_i211)) &&
+            (hw->phy.id == I210_I_PHY_ID)) {
+               if (!netif_carrier_ok(adapter->netdev)) {
+                       adapter->flags &= ~IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
+               } else if (!(adapter->flags & IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE)) {
+                       adapter->flags |= IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
+                       adapter->link_check_timeout = jiffies;
+               }
+       }
+
        return link_active;
 }
 
        int i;
 
        link = igb_has_link(adapter);
+
+       if (adapter->flags & IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE) {
+               if (time_after(jiffies, (adapter->link_check_timeout + HZ)))
+                       adapter->flags &= ~IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
+               else
+                       link = false;
+       }
+
        if (link) {
                /* Cancel scheduled suspend requests. */
                pm_runtime_resume(netdev->dev.parent);
        igb_ptp_rx_hang(adapter);
 
        /* Reset the timer */
-       if (!test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state))
-               mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer,
-                         round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
+       if (!test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
+               if (adapter->flags & IGB_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE)
+                       mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer,
+                                 round_jiffies(jiffies +  HZ));
+               else
+                       mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer,
+                                 round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
+       }
 }
 
 enum latency_range {