diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c
index 902096b000f5a026fde1d38cf93d0a79097b265b..3fbe4cfadfbfaa4864e530cb0f125497ba48f5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static int ice_qp_dis(struct ice_vsi *vsi, u16 q_idx)
 	}
 
 	synchronize_net();
+	netif_carrier_off(vsi->netdev);
 	netif_tx_stop_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(vsi->netdev, q_idx));
 
 	ice_qvec_dis_irq(vsi, rx_ring, q_vector);
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ static int ice_qp_ena(struct ice_vsi *vsi, u16 q_idx)
 {
 	struct ice_q_vector *q_vector;
 	int fail = 0;
+	bool link_up;
 	int err;
 
 	err = ice_vsi_cfg_single_txq(vsi, vsi->tx_rings, q_idx);
@@ -248,7 +250,11 @@ static int ice_qp_ena(struct ice_vsi *vsi, u16 q_idx)
 	ice_qvec_toggle_napi(vsi, q_vector, true);
 	ice_qvec_ena_irq(vsi, q_vector);
 
-	netif_tx_start_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(vsi->netdev, q_idx));
+	ice_get_link_status(vsi->port_info, &link_up);
+	if (link_up) {
+		netif_tx_start_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(vsi->netdev, q_idx));
+		netif_carrier_on(vsi->netdev);
+	}
 	clear_bit(ICE_CFG_BUSY, vsi->state);
 
 	return fail;