Index: sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  *********************************************************************/
 #define IXL_DRIVER_VERSION_MAJOR	2
 #define IXL_DRIVER_VERSION_MINOR	3
-#define IXL_DRIVER_VERSION_BUILD	0
+#define IXL_DRIVER_VERSION_BUILD	1
 
 #define IXL_DRIVER_VERSION_STRING			\
     __XSTRING(IXL_DRIVER_VERSION_MAJOR) "."		\
Index: sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_iflib.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_iflib.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_iflib.c
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@
 	/* Print out message if an unqualified module is found */
 	if ((status->link_info & I40E_AQ_MEDIA_AVAILABLE) &&
 	    (pf->advertised_speed) &&
-	    (atomic_load_32(&pf->state) &
-	     IXL_PF_STATE_LINK_ACTIVE_ON_DOWN) != 0 &&
+	    (if_getflags(pf->vsi.ifp) & IFF_UP) &&
 	    (!(status->an_info & I40E_AQ_QUALIFIED_MODULE)) &&
 	    (!(status->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP)))
 		device_printf(dev, "Link failed because "