diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 83704bb077..e0e1dca34e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_start(uint8_t port_id)
 
 	rte_eth_dev_config_restore(port_id);
 
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc != 0) {
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 0) {
 		FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->link_update, -ENOTSUP);
 		(*dev->dev_ops->link_update)(dev, 0);
 	}