diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 047fc0cf0263..40e8ef984b62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
 #define GENET_RDMA_REG_OFF	(priv->hw_params->rdma_offset + \
 				TOTAL_DESC * DMA_DESC_SIZE)
 
+/* Forward declarations */
+static void bcmgenet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
+
 static inline void bcmgenet_writel(u32 value, void __iomem *offset)
 {
 	/* MIPS chips strapped for BE will automagically configure the
@@ -2859,6 +2862,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_netif_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* Start the network engine */
+	bcmgenet_set_rx_mode(dev);
 	bcmgenet_enable_rx_napi(priv);
 
 	umac_enable_set(priv, CMD_TX_EN | CMD_RX_EN, true);