diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
index 3a8f6020ee5c..cb79dff19b42 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static void netvsc_linkstatus_callback(struct hv_device *device_obj,
 	if (status == 1) {
 		netif_carrier_on(net);
 		netif_wake_queue(net);
+		netif_notify_peers(net);
 	} else {
 		netif_carrier_off(net);
 		netif_stop_queue(net);