diff --git a/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxe/qlnx_os.c b/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxe/qlnx_os.c
--- a/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxe/qlnx_os.c
+++ b/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxe/qlnx_os.c
@@ -2308,8 +2308,6 @@
         else if (device_id == QLOGIC_PCI_DEVICE_ID_1644)
 		if_setbaudrate(ifp, IF_Gbps(100));
 
-        if_setcapabilities(ifp, IFCAP_LINKSTATE);
-
         if_setinitfn(ifp, qlnx_init);
         if_setsoftc(ifp, ha);
         if_setflags(ifp, IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST);
@@ -2343,7 +2341,6 @@
 
 	if_setcapabilities(ifp, IFCAP_HWCSUM);
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_JUMBO_MTU, 0);
-
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_VLAN_MTU, 0);
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING, 0);
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_VLAN_HWFILTER, 0);
@@ -2352,6 +2349,7 @@
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_TSO4, 0);
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_TSO6, 0);
 	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_LRO, 0);
+	if_setcapabilitiesbit(ifp, IFCAP_LINKSTATE, 0);
 
 	if_sethwtsomax(ifp,  QLNX_MAX_TSO_FRAME_SIZE -
 				(ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_VLAN_ENCAP_LEN));