if ((bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_SERDES) &&
            (CHIP_NUM(bp) == CHIP_NUM_5706)) {
-               u32 val;
+               u32 val, an_dbg;
 
                if (bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN) {
                        bnx2_5706s_force_link_dn(bp, 0);
                        bp->phy_flags &= ~BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN;
                }
                val = REG_RD(bp, BNX2_EMAC_STATUS);
-               if (val & BNX2_EMAC_STATUS_LINK)
+
+               bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_MISC_SHADOW, MISC_SHDW_AN_DBG);
+               bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_MISC_SHADOW, &an_dbg);
+               bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_MISC_SHADOW, &an_dbg);
+
+               if ((val & BNX2_EMAC_STATUS_LINK) &&
+                   !(an_dbg & MISC_SHDW_AN_DBG_NOSYNC))
                        bmsr |= BMSR_LSTATUS;
                else
                        bmsr &= ~BMSR_LSTATUS;
        int check_link = 1;
 
        spin_lock(&bp->phy_lock);
-       if (bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN) {
-               bnx2_5706s_force_link_dn(bp, 0);
-               bp->phy_flags &= ~BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN;
-               spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
-               return;
-       }
-
        if (bp->serdes_an_pending) {
                bp->serdes_an_pending--;
                check_link = 0;
                 (bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_PARALLEL_DETECT)) {
                u32 phy2;
 
-               check_link = 0;
                bnx2_write_phy(bp, 0x17, 0x0f01);
                bnx2_read_phy(bp, 0x15, &phy2);
                if (phy2 & 0x20) {
        } else
                bp->current_interval = bp->timer_interval;
 
-       if (bp->link_up && (bp->autoneg & AUTONEG_SPEED) && check_link) {
+       if (check_link) {
                u32 val;
 
                bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_MISC_SHADOW, MISC_SHDW_AN_DBG);
                bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_MISC_SHADOW, &val);
                bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_MISC_SHADOW, &val);
 
-               if (val & MISC_SHDW_AN_DBG_NOSYNC) {
-                       bnx2_5706s_force_link_dn(bp, 1);
-                       bp->phy_flags |= BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN;
-               }
+               if (bp->link_up && (val & MISC_SHDW_AN_DBG_NOSYNC)) {
+                       if (!(bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN)) {
+                               bnx2_5706s_force_link_dn(bp, 1);
+                               bp->phy_flags |= BNX2_PHY_FLAG_FORCED_DOWN;
+                       } else
+                               bnx2_set_link(bp);
+               } else if (!bp->link_up && !(val & MISC_SHDW_AN_DBG_NOSYNC))
+                       bnx2_set_link(bp);
        }
        spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
 }