diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
index 423a1a2a702e77e6034f9ca31b8a80177d33e110..b806d9b4defb0426bde077c07376db82adde8b36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
@@ -1767,13 +1767,14 @@ static int sky2_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	sky2_hw_up(sky2);
 
+	/* Enable interrupts from phy/mac for port */
+	imask = sky2_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
+
 	if (hw->chip_id == CHIP_ID_YUKON_OPT ||
 	    hw->chip_id == CHIP_ID_YUKON_PRM ||
 	    hw->chip_id == CHIP_ID_YUKON_OP_2)
 		imask |= Y2_IS_PHY_QLNK;	/* enable PHY Quick Link */
 
-	/* Enable interrupts from phy/mac for port */
-	imask = sky2_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
 	imask |= portirq_msk[port];
 	sky2_write32(hw, B0_IMSK, imask);
 	sky2_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);