diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index f2ebf927e4bc..26bf6a13d1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -1823,12 +1823,10 @@ static void igb_diag_test(struct net_device *netdev,
 		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "online testing starting\n");
 
 		/* PHY is powered down when interface is down */
-		if (!netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
+		if (if_running && igb_link_test(adapter, &data[4]))
+			eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
+		else
 			data[4] = 0;
-		} else {
-			if (igb_link_test(adapter, &data[4]))
-				eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
-		}
 
 		/* Online tests aren't run; pass by default */
 		data[0] = 0;