diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index c8312beb16..8b0ac85a5f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -4050,6 +4050,7 @@ static void cmd_create_bonded_device_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 		nb_ports = rte_eth_dev_count();
 		reconfig(port_id, res->socket);
 		rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port_id);
+		ports[port_id].enabled = 1;
 	}
 
 }