diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.c
index 5d2491c2943a..f1f0c8659e2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.c
@@ -786,3 +786,31 @@ void icssg_set_pvid(struct prueth *prueth, u8 vid, u8 port)
 		writel(pvid, prueth->shram.va + EMAC_ICSSG_SWITCH_PORT0_DEFAULT_VLAN_OFFSET);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icssg_set_pvid);
+
+int emac_fdb_flow_id_updated(struct prueth_emac *emac)
+{
+	struct mgmt_cmd_rsp fdb_cmd_rsp = { 0 };
+	int slice = prueth_emac_slice(emac);
+	struct mgmt_cmd fdb_cmd = { 0 };
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	fdb_cmd.header = ICSSG_FW_MGMT_CMD_HEADER;
+	fdb_cmd.type   = ICSSG_FW_MGMT_FDB_CMD_TYPE_RX_FLOW;
+	fdb_cmd.seqnum = ++(emac->prueth->icssg_hwcmdseq);
+	fdb_cmd.param  = 0;
+
+	fdb_cmd.param |= (slice << 4);
+	fdb_cmd.cmd_args[0] = 0;
+
+	ret = icssg_send_fdb_msg(emac, &fdb_cmd, &fdb_cmd_rsp);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	WARN_ON(fdb_cmd.seqnum != fdb_cmd_rsp.seqnum);
+	if (fdb_cmd_rsp.status == 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(emac_fdb_flow_id_updated);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h
index 92c2deaa3068..c884e9fa099e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct icssg_rxq_ctx {
 #define ICSSG_FW_MGMT_FDB_CMD_TYPE	0x03
 #define ICSSG_FW_MGMT_CMD_TYPE		0x04
 #define ICSSG_FW_MGMT_PKT		0x80000000
+#define ICSSG_FW_MGMT_FDB_CMD_TYPE_RX_FLOW	0x05
 
 struct icssg_r30_cmd {
 	u32 cmd[4];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
index 0556910938fa..9df67539285b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ static int emac_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct prueth_emac *emac = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int ret, i, num_data_chn = emac->tx_ch_num;
+	struct icssg_flow_cfg __iomem *flow_cfg;
 	struct prueth *prueth = emac->prueth;
 	int slice = prueth_emac_slice(emac);
 	struct device *dev = prueth->dev;
@@ -549,8 +550,12 @@ static int emac_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* set h/w MAC as user might have re-configured */
 	ether_addr_copy(emac->mac_addr, ndev->dev_addr);
 
+	if (!prueth->emacs_initialized) {
+		icssg_class_default(prueth->miig_rt, ICSS_SLICE0, 0, false);
+		icssg_class_default(prueth->miig_rt, ICSS_SLICE1, 0, false);
+	}
+
 	icssg_class_set_mac_addr(prueth->miig_rt, slice, emac->mac_addr);
-	icssg_class_default(prueth->miig_rt, slice, 0, false);
 	icssg_ft1_set_mac_addr(prueth->miig_rt, slice, emac->mac_addr);
 
 	/* Notify the stack of the actual queue counts. */
@@ -588,10 +593,31 @@ static int emac_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		goto cleanup_napi;
 	}
 
-	/* reset and start PRU firmware */
-	ret = prueth_emac_start(prueth, emac);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_rx_irq;
+	if (!prueth->emacs_initialized) {
+		if (prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE0]) {
+			ret = prueth_emac_start(prueth, prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE0]);
+			if (ret) {
+				netdev_err(ndev, "unable to start fw for slice %d", ICSS_SLICE0);
+				goto free_rx_irq;
+			}
+		}
+		if (prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE1]) {
+			ret = prueth_emac_start(prueth, prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE1]);
+			if (ret) {
+				netdev_err(ndev, "unable to start fw for slice %d", ICSS_SLICE1);
+				goto halt_slice0_prus;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	flow_cfg = emac->dram.va + ICSSG_CONFIG_OFFSET + PSI_L_REGULAR_FLOW_ID_BASE_OFFSET;
+	writew(emac->rx_flow_id_base, &flow_cfg->rx_base_flow);
+	ret = emac_fdb_flow_id_updated(emac);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		netdev_err(ndev, "Failed to update Rx Flow ID %d", ret);
+		goto stop;
+	}
 
 	icssg_mii_update_mtu(prueth->mii_rt, slice, ndev->max_mtu);
 
@@ -644,7 +670,11 @@ static int emac_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 free_tx_ts_irq:
 	free_irq(emac->tx_ts_irq, emac);
 stop:
-	prueth_emac_stop(emac);
+	if (prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE1])
+		prueth_emac_stop(prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE1]);
+halt_slice0_prus:
+	if (prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE0])
+		prueth_emac_stop(prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE0]);
 free_rx_irq:
 	free_irq(emac->rx_chns.irq[rx_flow], emac);
 cleanup_napi:
@@ -680,7 +710,10 @@ static int emac_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (ndev->phydev)
 		phy_stop(ndev->phydev);
 
-	icssg_class_disable(prueth->miig_rt, prueth_emac_slice(emac));
+	if (prueth->emacs_initialized == 1) {
+		icssg_class_disable(prueth->miig_rt, ICSS_SLICE0);
+		icssg_class_disable(prueth->miig_rt, ICSS_SLICE1);
+	}
 
 	if (emac->prueth->is_hsr_offload_mode)
 		__dev_mc_unsync(ndev, icssg_prueth_hsr_del_mcast);
@@ -719,11 +752,14 @@ static int emac_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* Destroying the queued work in ndo_stop() */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&emac->stats_work);
 
-	if (prueth->emacs_initialized == 1)
+	if (prueth->emacs_initialized == 1) {
 		icss_iep_exit(emac->iep);
-
-	/* stop PRUs */
-	prueth_emac_stop(emac);
+		/* stop PRUs */
+		if (prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE0])
+			prueth_emac_stop(prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE0]);
+		if (prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE1])
+			prueth_emac_stop(prueth->emac[ICSS_SLICE1]);
+	}
 
 	free_irq(emac->tx_ts_irq, emac);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h
index 8722bb4a268a..c4f5f0349ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ void icssg_vtbl_modify(struct prueth_emac *emac, u8 vid, u8 port_mask,
 		       u8 untag_mask, bool add);
 u16 icssg_get_pvid(struct prueth_emac *emac);
 void icssg_set_pvid(struct prueth *prueth, u8 vid, u8 port);
+int emac_fdb_flow_id_updated(struct prueth_emac *emac);
 #define prueth_napi_to_tx_chn(pnapi) \
 	container_of(pnapi, struct prueth_tx_chn, napi_tx)
 
