diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index 419e3d488012..03d4ecf47e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,33 @@ done:
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_nway_reset - restart autonegotiation
+ * @netdev: network interface device structure
+ */
+static int ice_nway_reset(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct ice_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct ice_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
+	struct ice_port_info *pi;
+	enum ice_status status;
+
+	pi = vsi->port_info;
+	/* If VSI state is up, then restart autoneg with link up */
+	if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, vsi->back->state))
+		status = ice_aq_set_link_restart_an(pi, true, NULL);
+	else
+		status = ice_aq_set_link_restart_an(pi, false, NULL);
+
+	if (status) {
+		netdev_info(netdev, "link restart failed, err %d aq_err %d\n",
+			    status, pi->hw->adminq.sq_last_status);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_get_priv_flags - report device private flags
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
@@ -1264,6 +1291,8 @@ static int ice_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev, u32 flags)
 			status = ice_cfg_lldp_mib_change(&pf->hw, true);
 			if (status)
 				dev_dbg(dev, "Fail to enable MIB change events\n");
+
+			ice_nway_reset(netdev);
 		}
 	}
 	if (test_bit(ICE_FLAG_LEGACY_RX, change_flags)) {
@@ -2775,30 +2804,6 @@ done:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ice_nway_reset(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	/* restart autonegotiation */
-	struct ice_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct ice_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
-	struct ice_port_info *pi;
-	enum ice_status status;
-
-	pi = vsi->port_info;
-	/* If VSI state is up, then restart autoneg with link up */
-	if (!test_bit(__ICE_DOWN, vsi->back->state))
-		status = ice_aq_set_link_restart_an(pi, true, NULL);
-	else
-		status = ice_aq_set_link_restart_an(pi, false, NULL);
-
-	if (status) {
-		netdev_info(netdev, "link restart failed, err %d aq_err %d\n",
-			    status, pi->hw->adminq.sq_last_status);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * ice_get_pauseparam - Get Flow Control status
  * @netdev: network interface device structure