diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
index 3b3a2789eb55..36abd6b7280c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ void ice_dcb_rebuild(struct ice_pf *pf)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dev_info(dev, "DCB restored after reset\n");
+	dev_info(dev, "DCB info restored\n");
 	ret = ice_query_port_ets(pf->hw.port_info, &buf, sizeof(buf), NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Query Port ETS failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 7b70ab3703a7..e441cafaf23b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -894,6 +894,12 @@ ice_link_event(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_port_info *pi, bool link_up,
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Failed to update link status and re-enable link events for port %d\n",
 			pi->lport);
 
+	/* Check if the link state is up after updating link info, and treat
+	 * this event as an UP event since the link is actually UP now.
+	 */
+	if (phy_info->link_info.link_info & ICE_AQ_LINK_UP)
+		link_up = true;
+
 	vsi = ice_get_main_vsi(pf);
 	if (!vsi || !vsi->port_info)
 		return -EINVAL;