1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 9c2494955bfc..343eb68fff73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2579,6 +2579,13 @@ e1000_watchdog(unsigned long data)
                         netif_wake_queue(netdev);
                         mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, jiffies + 2 * HZ);
                         adapter->smartspeed = 0;
+                } else {
+                        /* make sure the receive unit is started */
+                        if (adapter->hw.rx_needs_kicking) {
+                                struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+                                uint32_t rctl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, RCTL);
+                                E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, RCTL, rctl | E1000_RCTL_EN);
+                        }
                 }
         } else {
                 if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {