diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c b/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
index a9e7e5937c02..d3ce25e19eeb 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
@@ -1181,12 +1181,13 @@ void
 ixl_update_link_status(struct ixl_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct ixl_vsi *vsi = &pf->vsi;
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	u64 baudrate;
 
 	if (pf->link_up) { 
 		if (vsi->link_active == FALSE) {
 			vsi->link_active = TRUE;
-			baudrate = ixl_max_aq_speed_to_value(pf->link_speed);
+			baudrate = ixl_max_aq_speed_to_value(hw->phy.link_info.link_speed);
 			iflib_link_state_change(vsi->ctx, LINK_STATE_UP, baudrate);
 			ixl_link_up_msg(pf);
 #ifdef PCI_IOV
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf.h b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf.h
index 14977d59356c..d2f74dd424a0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ struct ixl_pf {
 	int			rx_itr;
 
 	bool			link_up;
-	u32			link_speed;
 	int			advertised_speed;
 	int			fc; /* link flow ctrl setting */
 	enum ixl_dbg_mask	dbg_mask;