diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index 0966eff48ce7..28c42b22b748 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
 	struct ncsi_channel *nc = (struct ncsi_channel *)data;
 	struct ncsi_package *np = nc->package;
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = np->ndp;
+	struct ncsi_channel_mode *ncm;
 	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
 	bool enabled, chained;
 	unsigned int monitor_state;
@@ -228,20 +229,21 @@ static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
 	case NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_WAIT ... NCSI_CHANNEL_MONITOR_WAIT_MAX:
 		break;
 	default:
-		if (!(ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA) &&
-		    state == NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE) {
+		if (!(ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA)) {
 			ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
 			ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE;
 		}
 
 		ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
 
+		ncm = &nc->modes[NCSI_MODE_LINK];
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
 		nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INVISIBLE;
+		ncm->data[2] &= ~0x1;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ndp->lock, flags);
-		nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE;
+		nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE;
 		list_add_tail_rcu(&nc->link, &ndp->channel_queue);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
 		ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);