diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/mse102x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/mse102x.c
index 89dc4c401a8de..92ebf16331598 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/mse102x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/mse102x.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mse102x_irq(int irq, void *_mse)
 static int mse102x_net_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct mse102x_net *mse = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct mse102x_net_spi *mses = to_mse102x_spi(mse);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(ndev->irq, NULL, mse102x_irq, IRQF_ONESHOT,
@@ -524,6 +525,13 @@ static int mse102x_net_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	netif_carrier_on(ndev);
 
+	/* The SPI interrupt can stuck in case of pending packet(s).
+	 * So poll for possible packet(s) to re-arm the interrupt.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&mses->lock);
+	mse102x_rx_pkt_spi(mse);
+	mutex_unlock(&mses->lock);
+
 	netif_dbg(mse, ifup, ndev, "network device up\n");
 
 	return 0;