diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
index cce2806aaa50..8802961b8889 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ u32  rvu_cgx_get_fifolen(struct rvu *rvu);
 void *rvu_first_cgx_pdata(struct rvu *rvu);
 int cgxlmac_to_pf(struct rvu *rvu, int cgx_id, int lmac_id);
 int rvu_cgx_config_tx(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, bool enable);
+int rvu_cgx_tx_enable(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, bool enable);
 int rvu_cgx_prio_flow_ctrl_cfg(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause,
 			       u16 pfc_en);
 int rvu_cgx_cfg_pause_frm(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c
index 15a319684ed3..38acdc7a73bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c
@@ -465,6 +465,23 @@ int rvu_cgx_config_rxtx(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, bool start)
 	return mac_ops->mac_rx_tx_enable(cgxd, lmac_id, start);
 }
 
+int rvu_cgx_tx_enable(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, bool enable)
+{
+	int pf = rvu_get_pf(pcifunc);
+	struct mac_ops *mac_ops;
+	u8 cgx_id, lmac_id;
+	void *cgxd;
+
+	if (!is_cgx_config_permitted(rvu, pcifunc))
+		return LMAC_AF_ERR_PERM_DENIED;
+
+	rvu_get_cgx_lmac_id(rvu->pf2cgxlmac_map[pf], &cgx_id, &lmac_id);
+	cgxd = rvu_cgx_pdata(cgx_id, rvu);
+	mac_ops = get_mac_ops(cgxd);
+
+	return mac_ops->mac_tx_enable(cgxd, lmac_id, enable);
+}
+
 int rvu_cgx_config_tx(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, bool enable)
 {
 	struct mac_ops *mac_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index 2b6ab748ce25..58744313f0eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -4737,7 +4737,13 @@ int rvu_mbox_handler_nix_lf_stop_rx(struct rvu *rvu, struct msg_req *req,
 	pfvf = rvu_get_pfvf(rvu, pcifunc);
 	clear_bit(NIXLF_INITIALIZED, &pfvf->flags);
 
-	return rvu_cgx_start_stop_io(rvu, pcifunc, false);
+	err = rvu_cgx_start_stop_io(rvu, pcifunc, false);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	rvu_cgx_tx_enable(rvu, pcifunc, true);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #define RX_SA_BASE  GENMASK_ULL(52, 7)