diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 78fdd4f0e341d4b7acf7640f5057621d8dcb6113..99c552a79e9d2d788e4783972300fac48885372e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ static int reset_rx_pools(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 		atomic_set(&rx_pool->available, 0);
 		rx_pool->next_alloc = 0;
 		rx_pool->next_free = 0;
+		rx_pool->active = 1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;