diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 4fa195e88f3e..a12f7c73e27d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -2658,10 +2658,13 @@ s32 ixgbe_check_mac_link_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, ixgbe_link_speed *speed,
 	    IXGBE_LINKS_SPEED_10G_82599)
 		*speed = IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_10GB_FULL;
 	else if ((links_reg & IXGBE_LINKS_SPEED_82599) ==
-	         IXGBE_LINKS_SPEED_1G_82599)
+		 IXGBE_LINKS_SPEED_1G_82599)
 		*speed = IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_1GB_FULL;
-	else
+	else if ((links_reg & IXGBE_LINKS_SPEED_82599) ==
+		 IXGBE_LINKS_SPEED_100_82599)
 		*speed = IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_100_FULL;
+	else
+		*speed = IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 
 	/* if link is down, zero out the current_mode */
 	if (*link_up == false) {