1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index ebfaa68ee630..28af019c97bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -2783,15 +2783,15 @@ static int __devinit igbvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         /* reset the hardware with the new settings */
         igbvf_reset(adapter);
 
-        /* tell the stack to leave us alone until igbvf_open() is called */
-        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
-
         strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d");
         err = register_netdev(netdev);
         if (err)
                 goto err_hw_init;
 
+        /* tell the stack to leave us alone until igbvf_open() is called */
+        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+
         igbvf_print_device_info(adapter);
 
         igbvf_initialize_last_counter_stats(adapter);