diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
index 88bfe21079386193c2397eaac860e49763daa5a6..04421aec2dfd61eb2c299cb27f500abbd1a4aba1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
@@ -1337,6 +1337,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(priv->need_mac_restart)) {
 		ftgmac100_start_hw(priv);
+		priv->need_mac_restart = false;
 
 		/* Re-enable "bad" interrupts */
 		iowrite32(FTGMAC100_INT_BAD,