diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index 96923580f2a6..648acdb4c644 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -1517,10 +1517,15 @@ ice_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 	}
 
 	if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, pf->state)) {
-		/* Give it a little more time to try to come back */
+		/* Give it a little more time to try to come back. If still
+		 * down, restart autoneg link or reinitialize the interface.
+		 */
 		msleep(75);
 		if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, pf->state))
 			return ice_nway_reset(netdev);
+
+		ice_down(vsi);
+		ice_up(vsi);
 	}
 
 	return err;