diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_ethtool.c
index 6f316ab23257dc7343776d92db05cc471561d681..0780e039b2718d902805414daeb6844b7d2086e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_ethtool.c
@@ -379,13 +379,13 @@ static int ql_get_settings(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	ecmd->supported = SUPPORTED_10000baseT_Full;
 	ecmd->advertising = ADVERTISED_10000baseT_Full;
-	ecmd->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
 	ecmd->transceiver = XCVR_EXTERNAL;
 	if ((qdev->link_status & STS_LINK_TYPE_MASK) ==
 				STS_LINK_TYPE_10GBASET) {
 		ecmd->supported |= (SUPPORTED_TP | SUPPORTED_Autoneg);
 		ecmd->advertising |= (ADVERTISED_TP | ADVERTISED_Autoneg);
 		ecmd->port = PORT_TP;
+		ecmd->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
 	} else {
 		ecmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_FIBRE;
 		ecmd->advertising |= ADVERTISED_FIBRE;