1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 19e2fa940ac0..7d93bc3cb0db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -895,8 +895,6 @@ static int netxen_nic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
         /* Done here again so that even if phantom sw overwrote it,
          * we set it */
-        if (adapter->macaddr_set)
-                adapter->macaddr_set(adapter, netdev->dev_addr);
         if (adapter->init_port
             && adapter->init_port(adapter, adapter->portnum) != 0) {
             del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
@@ -904,6 +902,8 @@ static int netxen_nic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
                                 netxen_nic_driver_name, adapter->portnum);
                 return -EIO;
         }
+        if (adapter->macaddr_set)
+                adapter->macaddr_set(adapter, netdev->dev_addr);
 
         netxen_nic_set_link_parameters(adapter);