diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index 6068e7c4fc7e..d1224d33ecfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define EN_ETHTOOL_SHORT_MASK cpu_to_be16(0xffff)
 #define EN_ETHTOOL_WORD_MASK  cpu_to_be32(0xffffffff)
 
-static int mlx4_en_moderation_update(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
+int mlx4_en_moderation_update(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
 {
 	int i;
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 1cfa30e86328..543f30dec4a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -3459,6 +3459,8 @@ int mlx4_en_reset_config(struct net_device *dev,
 			en_err(priv, "Failed starting port\n");
 	}
 
+	if (!err)
+		err = mlx4_en_moderation_update(priv);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev->state_lock);
 	kfree(tmp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
index 93780f63192a..2e8c138beaf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ void mlx4_en_ptp_overflow_check(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev);
 #define DEV_FEATURE_CHANGED(dev, new_features, feature) \
 	((dev->features & feature) ^ (new_features & feature))
 
+int mlx4_en_moderation_update(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv);
 int mlx4_en_reset_config(struct net_device *dev,
 			 struct hwtstamp_config ts_config,
 			 netdev_features_t new_features);