diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index b2db180ae2a5bbdda29219d63c72feea0958c12c..e6883132b555b2855b24e9f1d488ec7a9b83852a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ static int mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setpfc(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-	enum mlx5_port_status ps;
 	u8 curr_pfc_en;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -200,14 +199,8 @@ static int mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setpfc(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (pfc->pfc_en == curr_pfc_en)
 		return 0;
 
-	mlx5_query_port_admin_status(mdev, &ps);
-	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
-		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
-
 	ret = mlx5_set_port_pfc(mdev, pfc->pfc_en, pfc->pfc_en);
-
-	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
-		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
+	mlx5_toggle_port_link(mdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index c4be3941957ec23eb5f05a721bf2165ad12eaf81..d0d3dcfb4de9a7edd38af0a019c2f687edadbc0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ static int mlx5e_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	u32 link_modes;
 	u32 speed;
 	u32 eth_proto_cap, eth_proto_admin;
-	enum mlx5_port_status ps;
 	int err;
 
 	speed = ethtool_cmd_speed(cmd);
@@ -829,12 +828,8 @@ static int mlx5e_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (link_modes == eth_proto_admin)
 		goto out;
 
-	mlx5_query_port_admin_status(mdev, &ps);
-	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
-		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
 	mlx5_set_port_proto(mdev, link_modes, MLX5_PTYS_EN);
-	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
-		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
+	mlx5_toggle_port_link(mdev);
 
 out:
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
index 3e35611b19c30d05bc5530f06cab49743f9aa102..1562e7310f5b7a20a19dffb261f4ab970c0b8bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
@@ -222,6 +222,18 @@ int mlx5_set_port_proto(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 proto_admin,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_set_port_proto);
 
+/* This function should be used after setting a port register only */
+void mlx5_toggle_port_link(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	enum mlx5_port_status ps;
+
+	mlx5_query_port_admin_status(dev, &ps);
+	mlx5_set_port_admin_status(dev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
+	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
+		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(dev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_toggle_port_link);
+
 int mlx5_set_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			       enum mlx5_port_status status)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/port.h b/include/linux/mlx5/port.h
index 9851862c0ec5e40f13af1706d8b5b5db3335e18b..4adfac15f0e933aa6a9fc85abaa2991ed821e500 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/port.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/port.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ int mlx5_query_port_proto_oper(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			       u8 local_port);
 int mlx5_set_port_proto(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 proto_admin,
 			int proto_mask);
+void mlx5_toggle_port_link(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_set_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			       enum mlx5_port_status status);
 int mlx5_query_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,