diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c
index fea71a85bb29050f7b05d19eb9b98ef12efd1bd9..a92632223497639b30750434e13c53b9ab4e1ee5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@ int __cvmx_helper_xaui_enable(int interface)
 	xauiCtl.u64 = cvmx_read_csr(CVMX_PCSXX_CONTROL1_REG(interface));
 	xauiCtl.s.lo_pwr = 0;
 
-	/* Issuing a reset here seems to hang some CN68XX chips. */
-	if (!OCTEON_IS_MODEL(OCTEON_CN68XX_PASS1_X) &&
+	/* Issuing a reset here seems to hang some CN66XX/CN68XX chips. */
+	if (!OCTEON_IS_MODEL(OCTEON_CN66XX) &&
+	    !OCTEON_IS_MODEL(OCTEON_CN68XX_PASS1_X) &&
 	    !OCTEON_IS_MODEL(OCTEON_CN68XX_PASS2_X))
 		xauiCtl.s.reset = 1;