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
@@ -403,20 +403,23 @@
 {
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	device_t dev = iflib_get_dev(pf->vsi.ctx);
-	struct i40e_aqc_get_link_status *status =
-	    (struct i40e_aqc_get_link_status *)&e->desc.params.raw;
-
-	/* Request link status from adapter */
+	struct i40e_link_status *link_info = &hw->phy.link_info;
+
+	/* Driver needs to re-enable delivering of link status events
+	 * by FW after each event reception. Call i40e_get_link_status
+	 * to do that. To not lose information about link state changes,
+	 * which happened between receiving an event and the call,
+	 * do not rely on status from event but use most recent
+	 * status information retrieved by the call. */
 	hw->phy.get_link_info = TRUE;
 	i40e_get_link_status(hw, &pf->link_up);
 
 	/* Print out message if an unqualified module is found */
-	if ((status->link_info & I40E_AQ_MEDIA_AVAILABLE) &&
+	if ((link_info->link_info & I40E_AQ_MEDIA_AVAILABLE) &&
 	    (pf->advertised_speed) &&
-	    (atomic_load_32(&pf->state) &
-	     IXL_PF_STATE_LINK_ACTIVE_ON_DOWN) != 0 &&
-	    (!(status->an_info & I40E_AQ_QUALIFIED_MODULE)) &&
-	    (!(status->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP)))
+	    (if_getflags(pf->vsi.ifp) & IFF_UP) &&
+	    (!(link_info->an_info & I40E_AQ_QUALIFIED_MODULE)) &&
+	    (!(link_info->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP)))
 		device_printf(dev, "Link failed because "
 		    "an unqualified module was detected!\n");