diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
index 0179c6456de..09c0a82279e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
@@ -3679,7 +3679,8 @@ ixgbe_if_update_admin_status(if_ctx_t ctx)
 			/* Update DMA coalescing config */
 			ixgbe_config_dmac(sc);
 			/* should actually be negotiated value */
-			iflib_link_state_change(ctx, LINK_STATE_UP, IF_Gbps(10));
+			iflib_link_state_change(ctx, LINK_STATE_UP,
+			    ixgbe_link_speed_to_baudrate(adapter->link_speed));
 
 			if (sc->feat_en & IXGBE_FEATURE_SRIOV)
 				ixgbe_ping_all_vfs(sc);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
index 848c15fe3b9..13f48a6fd3e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ ixv_if_update_admin_status(if_ctx_t ctx)
 				    "Full Duplex");
 			sc->link_active = true;
 			iflib_link_state_change(ctx, LINK_STATE_UP,
-			    IF_Gbps(10));
+			    ixgbe_link_speed_to_baudrate(adapter->link_speed));
 		}
 	} else { /* Link down */
 		if (sc->link_active == true) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 83a51b4d15e..a704a6ebbc8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ ixv_check_ether_addr(u8 *addr)
 	return (status);
 }
 
+uint64_t ixgbe_link_speed_to_baudrate(ixgbe_link_speed speed);
+
 /* Shared Prototypes */
 
 int  ixgbe_allocate_queues(struct ixgbe_softc *);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c
index 49ae5e27f46..a35ff0ef788 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c
@@ -76,3 +76,36 @@ ixgbe_write_reg_array(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 reg, u32 offset, u32 val)
 	    ((struct ixgbe_softc *)hw->back)->osdep.mem_bus_space_handle,
 	    reg + (offset << 2), val);
 }
+
+uint64_t
+ixgbe_link_speed_to_baudrate(ixgbe_link_speed speed)
+{
+	uint64_t baudrate;
+
+	switch (speed) {
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_10GB_FULL:
+		baudrate = IF_Gbps(10);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_5GB_FULL:
+		baudrate = IF_Gbps(5);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_2_5GB_FULL:
+		baudrate = IF_Mbps(2500);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_1GB_FULL:
+		baudrate = IF_Gbps(1);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_100_FULL:
+		baudrate = IF_Mbps(100);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_10_FULL:
+		baudrate = IF_Mbps(10);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_UNKNOWN:
+	default:
+		baudrate = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return baudrate;
+}