diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
index 3e22e7817bc34bb53f5ff7d1f20e5fa47677a5c6..f12e3d12474b0701a5a72baaf0d4213d5f36203d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,6 @@ static u32 atl1_check_link(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 				dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "link is down\n");
 			adapter->link_speed = SPEED_0;
 			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-			netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1358,7 +1357,6 @@ static u32 atl1_check_link(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 		if (!netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 			/* Link down -> Up */
 			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
-			netif_wake_queue(netdev);
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -2627,6 +2625,7 @@ static s32 atl1_up(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 	mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, jiffies);
 	atlx_irq_enable(adapter);
 	atl1_check_link(adapter);
+	netif_start_queue(netdev);
 	return 0;
 
 err_up: