return ret;
        }
 
-       /* Power up the phy. Needed to make the link go Up */
+       /* Power up the phy. Needed to make the link go UP */
        dpaa2_dev_set_link_up(dev);
 
        ret = dpni_get_qdid(dpni, CMD_PRI_LOW, priv->token,
        struct rte_eth_link link, old;
        struct dpni_link_state state = {0};
 
-       PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
-
        if (dpni == NULL) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "dpni is NULL\n");
                return 0;
        if (link.link_status)
                PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %d Link is Up\n", dev->data->port_id);
        else
-               PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %d Link is Down\n", dev->data->port_id);
+               PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %d Link is Down", dev->data->port_id);
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct dpaa2_dev_priv *priv;
        struct fsl_mc_io *dpni;
        int en = 0;
-
-       PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+       struct dpni_link_state state = {0};
 
        priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        dpni = (struct fsl_mc_io *)priv->hw;
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
        }
+       ret = dpni_get_link_state(dpni, CMD_PRI_LOW, priv->token, &state);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "error: dpni_get_link_state %d\n", ret);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
        /* changing tx burst function to start enqueues */
        dev->tx_pkt_burst = dpaa2_dev_tx;
-       dev->data->dev_link.link_status = 1;
+       dev->data->dev_link.link_status = state.up;
 
-       PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %d Link UP successful", dev->data->port_id);
+       if (state.up)
+               PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %d Link is set as UP",
+                           dev->data->port_id);
+       else
+               PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %d Link is DOWN", dev->data->port_id);
        return ret;
 }