diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index d392f6d109..73b96c18d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -2725,7 +2725,10 @@ hns3_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		new_link.link_speed = mac->link_speed;
 		break;
 	default:
-		new_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M;
+		if (mac->link_status)
+			new_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN;
+		else
+			new_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE;
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index 30788f5c32..6c3ddcc50e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -2123,7 +2123,10 @@ hns3vf_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		new_link.link_speed = mac->link_speed;
 		break;
 	default:
-		new_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M;
+		if (mac->link_status)
+			new_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN;
+		else
+			new_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE;
 		break;
 	}