diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index a51bba6347182639d890288286ede561a83dcb50..bbace40bd114caa38ba369367df2692bb97f6c0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -971,12 +971,14 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 /**
  * i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an
  * @hw: pointer to the hw struct
+ * @enable_link: if true: enable link, if false: disable link
  * @cmd_details: pointer to command details structure or NULL
  *
  * Sets up the link and restarts the Auto-Negotiation over the link.
  **/
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(struct i40e_hw *hw,
-				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details)
+					bool enable_link,
+					struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details)
 {
 	struct i40e_aq_desc desc;
 	struct i40e_aqc_set_link_restart_an *cmd =
@@ -987,6 +989,10 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 					  i40e_aqc_opc_set_link_restart_an);
 
 	cmd->command = I40E_AQ_PHY_RESTART_AN;
+	if (enable_link)
+		cmd->command |= I40E_AQ_PHY_LINK_ENABLE;
+	else
+		cmd->command &= ~I40E_AQ_PHY_LINK_ENABLE;
 
 	status = i40e_asq_send_command(hw, &desc, NULL, 0, cmd_details);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 7da37581bc02184d11e16695873f2f97051fa47e..df89b6c3db41336f04fa5434635c7cd64ea34321 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -1027,9 +1027,10 @@ static int i40e_nway_reset(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = np->vsi->back;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
+	bool link_up = hw->phy.link_info.link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP;
 	i40e_status ret = 0;
 
-	ret = i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(hw, NULL);
+	ret = i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(hw, link_up, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		netdev_info(netdev, "link restart failed, aq_err=%d\n",
 			    pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
index a430699c41d5e2be548db369bca02efdcaad40bf..3300b996a467e902f637b412610befe8047b92b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_set_default_vsi(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 vsi_id,
 i40e_status i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(struct i40e_hw *hw,
-				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
+					bool enable_link,
+					struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_get_link_info(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				bool enable_lse, struct i40e_link_status *link,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);