diff --git a/patches.suse/net-ethernet-freescale-rework-quiesce-activate-for-u.patch b/patches.suse/net-ethernet-freescale-rework-quiesce-activate-for-u.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b15bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches.suse/net-ethernet-freescale-rework-quiesce-activate-for-u.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+From a172507090f97b255ac1f6bdad2712f133dfedee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Valentin Longchamp <valentin@longchamp.me>
+Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 17:53:50 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] net/ethernet/freescale: rework quiesce/activate for ucc_geth
+Git-commit: 79dde73cf9bcf1dd317a2667f78b758e9fe139ed
+Patch-mainline: v5.7-rc7
+References: git-fixes
+
+ugeth_quiesce/activate are used to halt the controller when there is a
+link change that requires to reconfigure the mac.
+
+The previous implementation called netif_device_detach(). This however
+causes the initial activation of the netdevice to fail precisely because
+it's detached. For details, see [1].
+
+A possible workaround was the revert of commit
+net: linkwatch: add check for netdevice being present to linkwatch_do_dev
+However, the check introduced in the above commit is correct and shall be
+kept.
+
+The netif_device_detach() is thus replaced with
+netif_tx_stop_all_queues() that prevents any tranmission. This allows to
+perform mac config change required by the link change, without detaching
+the corresponding netdevice and thus not preventing its initial
+activation.
+
+[1] https://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2020/01/08/201
+
+Signed-off-by: Valentin Longchamp <valentin@longchamp.me>
+Acked-by: Matteo Ghidoni <matteo.ghidoni@ch.abb.com>
+Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
+Signed-off-by: Denis Kirjanov <denis.kirjanov@suse.com>
+---
+ drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c | 13 +++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+index 168720d5b476..c3781334ada2 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
+ #include <soc/fsl/qe/ucc.h>
+ #include <soc/fsl/qe/ucc_fast.h>
+ #include <asm/machdep.h>
++#include <net/sch_generic.h>
+ 
+ #include "ucc_geth.h"
+ 
+@@ -1551,11 +1552,8 @@ static int ugeth_disable(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth, enum comm_dir mode)
+ 
+ static void ugeth_quiesce(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
+ {
+-	/* Prevent any further xmits, plus detach the device. */
+-	netif_device_detach(ugeth->ndev);
+-
+-	/* Wait for any current xmits to finish. */
+-	netif_tx_disable(ugeth->ndev);
++	/* Prevent any further xmits */
++	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(ugeth->ndev);
+ 
+ 	/* Disable the interrupt to avoid NAPI rescheduling. */
+ 	disable_irq(ugeth->ug_info->uf_info.irq);
+@@ -1568,7 +1566,10 @@ static void ugeth_activate(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
+ {
+ 	napi_enable(&ugeth->napi);
+ 	enable_irq(ugeth->ug_info->uf_info.irq);
+-	netif_device_attach(ugeth->ndev);
++
++	/* allow to xmit again  */
++	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ugeth->ndev);
++	__netdev_watchdog_up(ugeth->ndev);
+ }
+ 
+ /* Called every time the controller might need to be made
+-- 
+2.16.4
+
diff --git a/series.conf b/series.conf
index 093ebc1..69b03a5 100644
--- a/series.conf
+++ b/series.conf
@@ -56388,6 +56388,7 @@
 	patches.suse/net-qrtr-Fix-passing-invalid-reference-to-qrtr_local.patch
 	patches.suse/net-ipip-fix-wrong-address-family-in-init-error-path.patch
 	patches.suse/sctp-Start-shutdown-on-association-restart-if-in-SHU.patch
+	patches.suse/net-ethernet-freescale-rework-quiesce-activate-for-u.patch
 	patches.suse/mlxsw-spectrum-Fix-use-after-free-of-split-unsplit-t.patch
 	patches.suse/0002-net-sun-fix-missing-release-regions-in-cas_init_one.patch
 	patches.suse/net-mlx4_core-fix-a-memory-leak-bug.patch