diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index c38512e..6b8c39f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -1264,8 +1264,14 @@
 static void b44_chip_reset(struct b44 *bp, int reset_kind)
 {
 	struct ssb_device *sdev = bp->sdev;
+	bool was_enabled;
 
-	if (ssb_device_is_enabled(bp->sdev)) {
+	was_enabled = ssb_device_is_enabled(bp->sdev);
+
+	ssb_device_enable(bp->sdev, 0);
+	ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable(&sdev->bus->pcicore, sdev);
+
+	if (was_enabled) {
 		bw32(bp, B44_RCV_LAZY, 0);
 		bw32(bp, B44_ENET_CTRL, ENET_CTRL_DISABLE);
 		b44_wait_bit(bp, B44_ENET_CTRL, ENET_CTRL_DISABLE, 200, 1);
@@ -1277,10 +1283,8 @@
 		}
 		bw32(bp, B44_DMARX_CTRL, 0);
 		bp->rx_prod = bp->rx_cons = 0;
-	} else
-		ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable(&sdev->bus->pcicore, sdev);
+	}
 
-	ssb_device_enable(bp->sdev, 0);
 	b44_clear_stats(bp);
 
 	/*