diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sriov_vf_config/numvfs.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sriov_vf_config/numvfs.rb
index 2ef4f63e5..d5238efcf 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sriov_vf_config/numvfs.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sriov_vf_config/numvfs.rb
@@ -62,14 +62,32 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:sriov_vf_config).provide(:numvfs) do
         File.write("/sys/bus/pci/drivers/mlx5_core/unbind",vfs_pci)
       end
     end
+
+    # Saving the name of sriov interface to udev rules
+    udev_file_path = "/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules"
+    sriov_interface_mac = File.read(sriov_interface_mac_path).strip
+    udev_data_line = get_udev_data_line(sriov_interface_mac)
+    File.write(udev_file_path, udev_data_line, mode: 'a')
+    %x{/usr/sbin/udevadm control --reload-rules}
+    %x{/usr/sbin/udevadm trigger}
+
     # Changing the mode of sriov interface to switchdev mode
     %x{/usr/sbin/devlink dev eswitch set pci/#{get_interface_pci} mode switchdev}
+    %x{/usr/sbin/ifup #{sriov_get_interface}}
     if get_interface_device == "0x1013" || get_interface_device == "0x1015"
       %x{/usr/sbin/devlink dev eswitch set pci/#{get_interface_pci} inline-mode transport}
     end
     %x{/usr/sbin/ethtool -K #{sriov_get_interface} hw-tc-offload on}
   end
 
+  def get_udev_data_line(mac)
+    'SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="' + "#{mac}" + '", NAME="' + "#{sriov_get_interface}" + "\"\n"
+  end
+
+  def sriov_interface_mac_path
+    "/sys/class/net/#{sriov_get_interface}/address"
+  end
+
   def sriov_numvfs_path
     "/sys/class/net/#{sriov_get_interface}/device/sriov_numvfs"
   end
diff --git a/spec/defines/tripleo_host_sriov_numvfs_persistence_spec.rb b/spec/defines/tripleo_host_sriov_numvfs_persistence_spec.rb
index fb3192fba..75a76f0f8 100644
--- a/spec/defines/tripleo_host_sriov_numvfs_persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/tripleo_host_sriov_numvfs_persistence_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ then
   fi
   interface_pci=$(grep PCI_SLOT_NAME /sys/class/net/eth0/device/uevent | cut -d'=' -f2)
   /usr/sbin/devlink dev eswitch set pci/\"$interface_pci\" mode switchdev
+  /usr/sbin/ifup eth0
   if [[ \"$(/usr/sbin/devlink dev eswitch show pci/\"$interface_pci\")\" =~ \"mode switchdev\" ]]
   then
     echo \"PCI device $interface_pci set to mode switchdev.\"
diff --git a/templates/switchdev/switchdev.epp b/templates/switchdev/switchdev.epp
index 1d3292564..af13764f2 100644
--- a/templates/switchdev/switchdev.epp
+++ b/templates/switchdev/switchdev.epp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ then
   fi
   interface_pci=$(grep PCI_SLOT_NAME /sys/class/net/<%=$interface%>/device/uevent | cut -d'=' -f2)
   /usr/sbin/devlink dev eswitch set pci/"$interface_pci" mode switchdev
+  /usr/sbin/ifup <%=$interface%>
   if [[ "$(/usr/sbin/devlink dev eswitch show pci/"$interface_pci")" =~ "mode switchdev" ]]
   then
     echo "PCI device $interface_pci set to mode switchdev."