diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 1f16e73f6d0cce89e33f035ce01367317bd653ab..874c7539a79df0407cdafadd7675c1265abc90f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -5077,6 +5077,10 @@ static void be_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct be_rx_obj *rxo;
 	int i;
 
+	if (be_physfn(adapter) &&
+	    MODULO(adapter->work_counter, adapter->be_get_temp_freq) == 0)
+		be_cmd_get_die_temperature(adapter);
+
 	/* when interrupts are not yet enabled, just reap any pending
 	 * mcc completions
 	 */
@@ -5095,10 +5099,6 @@ static void be_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 			be_cmd_get_stats(adapter, &adapter->stats_cmd);
 	}
 
-	if (be_physfn(adapter) &&
-	    MODULO(adapter->work_counter, adapter->be_get_temp_freq) == 0)
-		be_cmd_get_die_temperature(adapter);
-
 	for_all_rx_queues(adapter, rxo, i) {
 		/* Replenish RX-queues starved due to memory
 		 * allocation failures.