diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 4fd71b7..9b27ca8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -579,8 +579,9 @@
  * netvsc_linkstatus_callback - Link up/down notification
  */
 void netvsc_linkstatus_callback(struct hv_device *device_obj,
-				       unsigned int status)
+				struct rndis_message *resp)
 {
+	struct rndis_indicate_status *indicate = &resp->msg.indicate_status;
 	struct net_device *net;
 	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx;
 	struct netvsc_device *net_device;
@@ -589,7 +590,19 @@
 	net_device = hv_get_drvdata(device_obj);
 	rdev = net_device->extension;
 
-	rdev->link_state = status != 1;
+	switch (indicate->status) {
+	case RNDIS_STATUS_MEDIA_CONNECT:
+		rdev->link_state = false;
+		break;
+	case RNDIS_STATUS_MEDIA_DISCONNECT:
+		rdev->link_state = true;
+		break;
+	case RNDIS_STATUS_NETWORK_CHANGE:
+		rdev->link_change = true;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
 
 	net = net_device->ndev;
 
@@ -597,7 +610,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
-	if (status == 1) {
+	if (!rdev->link_state) {
 		schedule_delayed_work(&ndev_ctx->dwork, 0);
 		schedule_delayed_work(&ndev_ctx->dwork, msecs_to_jiffies(20));
 	} else {
@@ -767,7 +780,9 @@
 	struct net_device *net;
 	struct netvsc_device *net_device;
 	struct rndis_device *rdev;
-	bool notify;
+	bool notify, refresh = false;
+	char *argv[] = { "/etc/init.d/network", "restart", NULL };
+	char *envp[] = { "HOME=/", "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin", NULL };
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
@@ -782,10 +797,17 @@
 	} else {
 		netif_carrier_on(net);
 		notify = true;
+		if (rdev->link_change) {
+			rdev->link_change = false;
+			refresh = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
+	if (refresh)
+		call_usermodehelper(argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
+
 	if (notify)
 		netdev_notify_peers(net);
 }