diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 3f6b955e9c9b..dcf340b38bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1720,6 +1720,13 @@ int mlx4_en_start_port(struct net_device *dev)
 		vxlan_get_rx_port(dev);
 #endif
 	priv->port_up = true;
+
+	/* Process all completions if exist to prevent
+	 * the queues freezing if they are full
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->rx_ring_num; i++)
+		napi_schedule(&priv->rx_cq[i]->napi);
+
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
 	netif_device_attach(dev);