diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h b/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h
index eaf03392c9..c597e05260 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ gboolean nm_device_set_ip_ifindex(NMDevice *self, int ifindex);
 gboolean nm_device_set_ip_iface(NMDevice *self, const char *iface);
 
 gboolean nm_device_bring_up(NMDevice *self);
-gboolean nm_device_bring_up_full(NMDevice *self, gboolean block, gboolean *no_firmware);
+gboolean nm_device_bring_up_full(NMDevice *self,
+                                 gboolean  block,
+                                 gboolean  update_carrier,
+                                 gboolean *no_firmware);
 
 void nm_device_take_down(NMDevice *self, gboolean block);
 
diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index bcf8fd5e84..c482c265e5 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -9752,7 +9752,7 @@ activate_stage2_device_config(NMDevice *self)
     _routing_rules_sync(self, NM_TERNARY_TRUE);
 
     if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
-        if (!nm_device_bring_up_full(self, FALSE, &no_firmware)) {
+        if (!nm_device_bring_up_full(self, FALSE, TRUE, &no_firmware)) {
             nm_device_state_changed(self,
                                     NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
                                     no_firmware ? NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_FIRMWARE_MISSING
@@ -14029,7 +14029,10 @@ carrier_detect_wait(NMDevice *self)
 }
 
 gboolean
-nm_device_bring_up_full(NMDevice *self, gboolean block, gboolean *no_firmware)
+nm_device_bring_up_full(NMDevice *self,
+                        gboolean  block,
+                        gboolean  update_carrier,
+                        gboolean *no_firmware)
 {
     gboolean             device_is_up = FALSE;
     NMDeviceCapabilities capabilities;
@@ -14056,8 +14059,8 @@ nm_device_bring_up_full(NMDevice *self, gboolean block, gboolean *no_firmware)
             return FALSE;
     }
 
-    /* Store carrier immediately. */
-    nm_device_set_carrier_from_platform(self);
+    if (update_carrier)
+        nm_device_set_carrier_from_platform(self);
 
     device_is_up = nm_device_is_up(self);
     if (block && !device_is_up) {
@@ -14099,7 +14102,7 @@ nm_device_bring_up_full(NMDevice *self, gboolean block, gboolean *no_firmware)
 gboolean
 nm_device_bring_up(NMDevice *self)
 {
-    return nm_device_bring_up_full(self, TRUE, NULL);
+    return nm_device_bring_up_full(self, TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
 }
 
 void
@@ -15855,7 +15858,7 @@ _set_state_full(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceState state, NMDeviceStateReason reason,
 
         if (priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED) {
             if (old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED || priv->firmware_missing) {
-                if (!nm_device_bring_up_full(self, TRUE, &no_firmware) && no_firmware)
+                if (!nm_device_bring_up_full(self, TRUE, TRUE, &no_firmware) && no_firmware)
                     _LOGW(LOGD_PLATFORM, "firmware may be missing.");
                 nm_device_set_firmware_missing(self, no_firmware ? TRUE : FALSE);
             }
diff --git a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-wifi.c b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-wifi.c
index aa587ba686..171743d075 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-wifi.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-wifi.c
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@ set_enabled(NMDevice *device, gboolean enabled)
         if (state != NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE)
             _LOGW(LOGD_CORE, "not in expected unavailable state!");
 
-        if (!nm_device_bring_up_full(NM_DEVICE(self), TRUE, &no_firmware)) {
+        if (!nm_device_bring_up_full(NM_DEVICE(self), TRUE, TRUE, &no_firmware)) {
             _LOGD(LOGD_WIFI, "enable blocked by failure to bring device up");
 
             if (no_firmware)