diff --git a/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c b/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
index 2796eed94e1..25715756ce2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static uint8_t get_phy_type(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
 static uint64_t bnxt_get_baudrate(struct bnxt_link_info *link);
 static void bnxt_get_wol_settings(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
 static int bnxt_wol_config(if_ctx_t ctx);
+static bool bnxt_if_needs_restart(if_ctx_t, enum iflib_restart_event);
 
 /*
  * Device Interface Declaration
@@ -288,6 +289,8 @@ static device_method_t bnxt_iflib_methods[] = {
 	DEVMETHOD(ifdi_shutdown, bnxt_shutdown),
 	DEVMETHOD(ifdi_resume, bnxt_resume),
 
+	DEVMETHOD(ifdi_needs_restart, bnxt_if_needs_restart),
+
 	DEVMETHOD_END
 };
 
@@ -2497,6 +2500,16 @@ bnxt_wol_config(if_ctx_t ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool
+bnxt_if_needs_restart(if_ctx_t ctx __unused, enum iflib_restart_event event)
+{
+	switch (event) {
+	case IFLIB_RESTART_VLAN_CONFIG:
+	default:
+		return (false);
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 bnxt_shutdown(if_ctx_t ctx)
 {