diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c
index 51dcb611702f1fd1f274e989a57dd14fda85982e..98ad4cdb05bc3e51ffce502bd5028e0c2721fe9c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cvm_oct_rgmii_rml_interrupt(int cpl, void *dev_id)
 
 int cvm_oct_rgmii_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return cvm_oct_common_open(dev, cvm_oct_rgmii_poll, false);
+	return cvm_oct_common_open(dev, cvm_oct_rgmii_poll, true);
 }
 
 static void cvm_oct_rgmii_immediate_poll(struct work_struct *work)