diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 82f4e6d9ac7f7efcabcd15def594f053259581a2..9b560582c7e6e8153b2f1976d7d767fc5af7f703 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4662,6 +4662,7 @@ static int __bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 	/* Enable TX queues */
 	bnxt_tx_enable(bp);
 	mod_timer(&bp->timer, jiffies + bp->current_interval);
+	bnxt_update_link(bp, true);
 
 	return 0;