diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 8336558e4738de2bfa37ad1b597e90d28013823f..ae7011c1e1f7a4a590ea738180964da226ea10b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 /* Forward declarations */
 static void bcmgenet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
-static bool skip_umac_reset = true;
+static bool skip_umac_reset = false;
 module_param(skip_umac_reset, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(skip_umac_reset, "Skip UMAC reset step");