diff --git a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
index daea9dd03..3f360f455 100644
--- a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
+++ b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ static void print_link_flags(unsigned flags, unsigned mdown)
 		"MULTICAST\0""NOARP\0""UP\0""LOWER_UP\0";
 
 	bb_putchar('<');
+	if (flags & IFF_UP && !(flags & IFF_RUNNING))
+		printf("NO-CARRIER,");
 	flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
 #if 0
 	_PF(ALLMULTI);
@@ -162,6 +164,13 @@ static NOINLINE int print_linkinfo(const struct nlmsghdr *n)
 		printf("master %s ", ll_idx_n2a(*(int*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_MASTER]), b1));
 	}
 #endif
+	if (tb[IFLA_OPERSTATE]) {
+		static const char operstate_labels[] ALIGN1 =
+			"UNKNOWN\0""NOTPRESENT\0""DOWN\0""LOWERLAYERDOWN\0"
+			"TESTING\0""DORMANT\0""UP\0";
+		printf("state %s ", nth_string(operstate_labels,
+					*(__u8 *)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_OPERSTATE])));
+	}
 	if (G_filter.showqueue)
 		print_queuelen((char*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_IFNAME]));