diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 49c1445..9007533 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@
 			struct ifla_vf_vlan vf_vlan;
 			struct ifla_vf_tx_rate vf_tx_rate;
 			struct ifla_vf_spoofchk vf_spoofchk;
+			struct ifla_vf_link_state vf_linkstate;
 
 			/*
 			 * Not all SR-IOV capable drivers support the
@@ -956,18 +957,24 @@
 			 */
 			ivi.spoofchk = -1;
 			memset(ivi.mac, 0, sizeof(ivi.mac));
+			/* The default value for VF link state is "auto"
+			 * IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE_AUTO which equals zero
+			 */
+			ivi.linkstate = 0;
 			if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_vf_config(dev, i, &ivi))
 				break;
 			vf_mac.vf =
 				vf_vlan.vf =
 				vf_tx_rate.vf =
-				vf_spoofchk.vf = ivi.vf;
+				vf_spoofchk.vf =
+				vf_linkstate.vf = ivi.vf;
 
 			memcpy(vf_mac.mac, ivi.mac, sizeof(ivi.mac));
 			vf_vlan.vlan = ivi.vlan;
 			vf_vlan.qos = ivi.qos;
 			vf_tx_rate.rate = ivi.tx_rate;
 			vf_spoofchk.setting = ivi.spoofchk;
+			vf_linkstate.link_state = ivi.linkstate;
 			vf = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_VF_INFO);
 			if (!vf) {
 				nla_nest_cancel(skb, vfinfo);
@@ -978,7 +985,9 @@
 			    nla_put(skb, IFLA_VF_TX_RATE, sizeof(vf_tx_rate),
 				    &vf_tx_rate) ||
 			    nla_put(skb, IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK, sizeof(vf_spoofchk),
-				    &vf_spoofchk))
+				    &vf_spoofchk) ||
+			    nla_put(skb, IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE, sizeof(vf_linkstate),
+				    &vf_linkstate))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 			nla_nest_end(skb, vf);
 		}
@@ -1238,6 +1247,15 @@
 							       ivs->setting);
 			break;
 		}
+		case IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE: {
+			struct ifla_vf_link_state *ivl;
+			ivl = nla_data(vf);
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			if (ops->ndo_set_vf_link_state)
+				err = ops->ndo_set_vf_link_state(dev, ivl->vf,
+								 ivl->link_state);
+			break;
+		}
 		default:
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			break;