diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 30df68f794..9ab7c24afb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ endif ! WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
 libvirt_driver_interface_la_CFLAGS = \
 		-I$(top_srcdir)/src/access \
 		-I$(top_srcdir)/src/conf \
-		$(AM_CFLAGS)
+		$(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBNL_CFLAGS)
 libvirt_driver_interface_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 libvirt_driver_interface_la_LIBADD =
 if WITH_NETCF
diff --git a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
index c5353ea2cf..ecb1b2a35f 100644
--- a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
+++ b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
 #include "viraccessapicheck.h"
+#include "virnetdev.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_INTERFACE
 
@@ -1059,6 +1060,10 @@ udevGetIfaceDef(struct udev *udev, const char *name)
                    udev_device_get_sysattr_value(dev, "address")) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    /* Link state and speed */
+    if (virNetDevGetLinkInfo(ifacedef->name, &ifacedef->lnk) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
     /* MTU */
     mtu_str = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(dev, "mtu");
     if (virStrToLong_ui(mtu_str, NULL, 10, &mtu) < 0) {