diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index cf7fd28d67767e0325e09bb5861d521499189799..629809433cb38fea64b7e02ff64bdd5c78669b9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1895,6 +1895,17 @@ static int sky2_poll(struct net_device *dev0, int *budget)
 
 	sky2_write32(hw, STAT_CTRL, SC_STAT_CLR_IRQ);
 
+	/*
+	 * Kick the STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL timer.
+	 * This fixes my hangs on Yukon-EC (0xb6) rev 1.
+	 * The if clause is there to start the timer only if it has been
+	 * configured correctly and not been disabled via ethtool.
+	 */
+	if (sky2_read8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL) == TIM_START) {
+		sky2_write8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_STOP);
+		sky2_write8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_START);
+	}
+
 	hwidx = sky2_read16(hw, STAT_PUT_IDX);
 	BUG_ON(hwidx >= STATUS_RING_SIZE);
 	rmb();