diff --git a/drivers/net/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
index 2bbd49653aa2cf6fbc71664786e42027ff6690d0..461dd6f905f78ca476b1edfed1c71a9ea49c2eac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
@@ -802,10 +802,7 @@ dm9000_init_dm9000(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Checksum mode */
 	dm9000_set_rx_csum_unlocked(dev, db->rx_csum);
 
-	/* GPIO0 on pre-activate PHY */
-	iow(db, DM9000_GPR, 0);	/* REG_1F bit0 activate phyxcer */
 	iow(db, DM9000_GPCR, GPCR_GEP_CNTL);	/* Let GPIO0 output */
-	iow(db, DM9000_GPR, 0);	/* Enable PHY */
 
 	ncr = (db->flags & DM9000_PLATF_EXT_PHY) ? NCR_EXT_PHY : 0;
 
@@ -1194,6 +1191,10 @@ dm9000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (request_irq(dev->irq, dm9000_interrupt, irqflags, dev->name, dev))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	/* GPIO0 on pre-activate PHY, Reg 1F is not set by reset */
+	iow(db, DM9000_GPR, 0);	/* REG_1F bit0 activate phyxcer */
+	mdelay(1); /* delay needs by DM9000B */
+
 	/* Initialize DM9000 board */
 	dm9000_reset(db);
 	dm9000_init_dm9000(dev);