Yoritada, who succeeded the Kanpaku post, felt pity for Kaneie and promoted him to U-daijin in 979 so that he could restore his power at the Imperial Court.
後任の関白の頼忠は、兼家を憐れんで天元(日本)元年（979年）に右大臣に進め廟堂に復権させた。