diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index aa9ac28..421ea57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 #define I40E_FLAG_TEMP_LINK_POLLING		BIT_ULL(55)
 #define I40E_FLAG_CLIENT_L2_CHANGE		BIT_ULL(56)
 #define I40E_FLAG_WOL_MC_MAGIC_PKT_WAKE		BIT_ULL(57)
+#define I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX			BIT_ULL(58)
 
 	/* Tracks features that are disabled due to hw limitations.
 	 * If a bit is set here, it means that the corresponding
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 9b2e9ce..c0c1a0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static const struct i40e_priv_flags i40e_gstrings_priv_flags[] = {
 	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("flow-director-atr", I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED, 0),
 	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("veb-stats", I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED, 0),
 	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("hw-atr-eviction", I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE, 0),
+	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("legacy-rx", I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX, 0),
 };
 
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(i40e_gstrings_priv_flags)
@@ -4055,6 +4056,7 @@ static int i40e_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
 	}
 
 flags_complete:
+	/* check for flags that changed */
 	changed_flags ^= pf->flags;
 
 	/* Process any additional changes needed as a result of flag changes.
@@ -4095,7 +4097,8 @@ static int i40e_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
 	/* Issue reset to cause things to take effect, as additional bits
 	 * are added we will need to create a mask of bits requiring reset
 	 */
-	if (changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED)
+	if ((changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED) ||
+	    ((changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX) && netif_running(dev)))
 		i40e_do_reset(pf, BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED));
 
 	return 0;