diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 958f1cf67282..6ce3f666d142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&port->list, &team->port_list);
 	team_port_enable(team, port);
 	__team_compute_features(team);
-	__team_port_change_port_added(port, !!netif_carrier_ok(port_dev));
+	__team_port_change_port_added(port, !!netif_oper_up(port_dev));
 	__team_options_change_check(team);
 
 	netdev_info(dev, "Port device %s added\n", portname);
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@ static int team_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_UP:
-		if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+		if (netif_oper_up(dev))
 			team_port_change_check(port, true);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_DOWN: