diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 1e7a135de7b..e4efb5203e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -7809,6 +7809,22 @@ static int tg3_reset_hw(struct tg3 *tp, int reset_phy)
 	if (tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_INIT_COMPLETE)
 		tg3_abort_hw(tp, 1);
 
+	/* Enable MAC control of LPI */
+	if (tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_EEE_CAP) {
+		tw32_f(TG3_CPMU_EEE_LNKIDL_CTRL,
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEE_LNKIDL_PCIE_NL0 |
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEE_LNKIDL_UART_IDL);
+
+		tw32_f(TG3_CPMU_EEE_CTRL,
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEE_CTRL_EXIT_20_1_US);
+
+		tw32_f(TG3_CPMU_EEE_MODE,
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_ERLY_L1_XIT_DET |
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_LPI_IN_TX |
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_LPI_IN_RX |
+		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_EEE_ENABLE);
+	}
+
 	if (reset_phy)
 		tg3_phy_reset(tp);
 
@@ -7890,22 +7906,6 @@ static int tg3_reset_hw(struct tg3 *tp, int reset_phy)
 		tw32(TG3_CPMU_LSPD_10MB_CLK, val);
 	}
 
-	/* Enable MAC control of LPI */
-	if (tp->phy_flags & TG3_PHYFLG_EEE_CAP) {
-		tw32_f(TG3_CPMU_EEE_LNKIDL_CTRL,
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEE_LNKIDL_PCIE_NL0 |
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEE_LNKIDL_UART_IDL);
-
-		tw32_f(TG3_CPMU_EEE_CTRL,
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEE_CTRL_EXIT_20_1_US);
-
-		tw32_f(TG3_CPMU_EEE_MODE,
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_ERLY_L1_XIT_DET |
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_LPI_IN_TX |
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_LPI_IN_RX |
-		       TG3_CPMU_EEEMD_EEE_ENABLE);
-	}
-
 	/* This works around an issue with Athlon chipsets on
 	 * B3 tigon3 silicon.  This bit has no effect on any
 	 * other revision.  But do not set this on PCI Express