diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index fbd0f88fc81b044f37ccc6718033b6c6df1332c0..e4d54e14fd534cccc9bce62644e247142d4c166c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -5154,6 +5154,10 @@ static void bnx2x_nic_init(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 load_code)
 		bnx2x_update_fpsb_idx(fp);
 	}
 
+	/* ensure status block indices were read */
+	rmb();
+
+
 	bnx2x_init_def_sb(bp, bp->def_status_blk, bp->def_status_blk_mapping,
 			  DEF_SB_ID);
 	bnx2x_update_dsb_idx(bp);