diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c
index bd4602ebcea1a1a3347669b3189acbf132f02a2f..050fffb77d11ad3ff923cc040e9c141840587c3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct gemini_ethernet {
 	void __iomem *base;
 	struct gemini_ethernet_port *port0;
 	struct gemini_ethernet_port *port1;
+	bool initialized;
 
 	spinlock_t	irq_lock; /* Locks IRQ-related registers */
 	unsigned int	freeq_order;
@@ -2303,6 +2304,14 @@ static void gemini_port_remove(struct gemini_ethernet_port *port)
 
 static void gemini_ethernet_init(struct gemini_ethernet *geth)
 {
+	/* Only do this once both ports are online */
+	if (geth->initialized)
+		return;
+	if (geth->port0 && geth->port1)
+		geth->initialized = true;
+	else
+		return;
+
 	writel(0, geth->base + GLOBAL_INTERRUPT_ENABLE_0_REG);
 	writel(0, geth->base + GLOBAL_INTERRUPT_ENABLE_1_REG);
 	writel(0, geth->base + GLOBAL_INTERRUPT_ENABLE_2_REG);
@@ -2450,6 +2459,10 @@ static int gemini_ethernet_port_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		geth->port0 = port;
 	else
 		geth->port1 = port;
+
+	/* This will just be done once both ports are up and reset */
+	gemini_ethernet_init(geth);
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, port);
 
 	/* Set up and register the netdev */
@@ -2567,7 +2580,6 @@ static int gemini_ethernet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&geth->irq_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&geth->freeq_lock);
-	gemini_ethernet_init(geth);
 
 	/* The children will use this */
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, geth);
@@ -2580,8 +2592,8 @@ static int gemini_ethernet_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct gemini_ethernet *geth = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	gemini_ethernet_init(geth);
 	geth_cleanup_freeq(geth);
+	geth->initialized = false;
 
 	return 0;
 }