diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
index e42d0fdefee1..07489564270b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ static int prueth_emac_common_start(struct prueth *prueth)
 		if (ret)
 			goto disable_class;
 
+		/* Reset link state to force reconfiguration in
+		 * emac_adjust_link(). Without this, if the link was already up
+		 * before restart, emac_adjust_link() won't detect any state
+		 * change and will skip critical configuration like writing
+		 * speed to firmware.
+		 */
+		emac->link = 0;
+
 		mutex_lock(&emac->ndev->phydev->lock);
 		emac_adjust_link(emac->ndev);
 		mutex_unlock(&emac->ndev->phydev->lock);