diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 023910abc831..0c64089c914f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -2362,6 +2362,9 @@ static int hclge_get_mac_phy_link(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 	int mac_state;
 	int link_stat;
 
+	if (test_bit(HCLGE_STATE_DOWN, &hdev->state))
+		return 0;
+
 	mac_state = hclge_get_mac_link_status(hdev);
 
 	if (hdev->hw.mac.phydev) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 9c0091f2addf..d78064bb718a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ void hclgevf_update_link_status(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, int link_state)
 
 	client = handle->client;
 
+	link_state =
+		test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_DOWN, &hdev->state) ? 0 : link_state;
+
 	if (link_state != hdev->hw.mac.link) {
 		client->ops->link_status_change(handle, !!link_state);
 		hdev->hw.mac.link = link_state;