diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
index 51333a05c14d6..4647d7656761f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
@@ -3486,6 +3486,7 @@ static int ena_restore_device(struct ena_adapter *adapter)
 		netif_carrier_on(adapter->netdev);
 
 	mod_timer(&adapter->timer_service, round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
+	adapter->last_keep_alive_jiffies = jiffies;
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 		"Device reset completed successfully, Driver info: %s\n",
 		version);