diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 1d7de555e6302ab3c8d341bd2d4b39eaa3345333..5b8063cb4e6c44c213faac2c59aa54ba639a777c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3425,10 +3425,6 @@ static int __devinit ixgbevf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (hw->mac.ops.get_bus_info)
 		hw->mac.ops.get_bus_info(hw);
 
-
-	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
-
 	strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d");
 
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
@@ -3437,6 +3433,8 @@ static int __devinit ixgbevf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	adapter->netdev_registered = true;
 
+	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+
 	ixgbevf_init_last_counter_stats(adapter);
 
 	/* print the MAC address */