diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 8f1b091e1732..80b1979e8d95 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -1126,6 +1126,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 	qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(card);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(card->dev, &card->gdev->dev);
 	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_l2_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);
+	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
 	return register_netdev(card->dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index e2eb88c0d41d..10d9d3eefd20 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -3199,6 +3199,7 @@ static int qeth_l3_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(card->dev, &card->gdev->dev);
 	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_l3_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);
+	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
 	return register_netdev(card->dev);
 }