diff --git a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
index 8e6752fd89ac..14570b28d528 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
@@ -78,11 +78,19 @@ static void ntb_netdev_event_handler(void *data, int status)
 	netdev_dbg(ndev, "Event %x, Link %x\n", status,
 		   ntb_transport_link_query(dev->qp));
 
-	/* Currently, only link status event is supported */
-	if (status)
-		netif_carrier_on(ndev);
-	else
+	switch (status) {
+	case NTB_LINK_DOWN:
 		netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+		break;
+	case NTB_LINK_UP:
+		if (!ntb_transport_link_query(dev->qp))
+			return;
+
+		netif_carrier_on(ndev);
+		break;
+	default:
+		netdev_warn(ndev, "Unsupported event type %d\n", status);
+	}
 }
 
 static void ntb_netdev_rx_handler(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp, void *qp_data,
diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_hw.h b/drivers/ntb/ntb_hw.h
index bbdb7edca10c..d1960ffb4bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_hw.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
  * Contact Information:
  * Jon Mason <jon.mason@intel.com>
  */
+#include <linux/ntb.h>
 
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_NTB_B2B_JSF		0x3725
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_NTB_PS_JSF		0x3726
@@ -83,9 +84,6 @@ static inline void writeq(u64 val, void __iomem *addr)
 #define NTB_BAR_MASK		((1 << NTB_BAR_MMIO) | (1 << NTB_BAR_23) |\
 				 (1 << NTB_BAR_45))
 
-#define NTB_LINK_DOWN		0
-#define NTB_LINK_UP		1
-
 #define NTB_HB_TIMEOUT		msecs_to_jiffies(1000)
 
 #define NTB_MAX_NUM_MW		2
diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
index 3217f394d45b..042fb3dd354f 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/ntb.h>
 #include "ntb_hw.h"
 
 #define NTB_TRANSPORT_VERSION	3
diff --git a/include/linux/ntb.h b/include/linux/ntb.h
index f6a15205853b..cbc792cd745e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ntb.h
+++ b/include/linux/ntb.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ struct ntb_client {
 	void (*remove) (struct pci_dev *pdev);
 };
 
+enum {
+	NTB_LINK_DOWN = 0,
+	NTB_LINK_UP,
+};
+
 int ntb_register_client(struct ntb_client *drvr);
 void ntb_unregister_client(struct ntb_client *drvr);
 int ntb_register_client_dev(char *device_name);