diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c
index 9dbf38c10a6836a0d98a1f98dad8d7cbd6f04f5c..24b787be6062aed4432f57032193b218e5b936d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ static int pch_gbe_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	hw->mac.link_duplex = ecmd->duplex;
 	hw->phy.autoneg_advertised = ecmd->advertising;
 	hw->mac.autoneg = ecmd->autoneg;
-	pch_gbe_hal_phy_sw_reset(hw);
 
 	/* reset the link */
 	if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index b1006563f7363d479daf1109d7a112deec47130e..8e0e5f0fb4fd23f38af3520fbef72c2816b34acd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -1988,6 +1988,7 @@ int pch_gbe_up(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter)
 void pch_gbe_down(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	struct pch_gbe_rx_ring *rx_ring = adapter->rx_ring;
 
 	/* signal that we're down so the interrupt handler does not
@@ -2004,7 +2005,8 @@ void pch_gbe_down(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter)
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
-	pch_gbe_reset(adapter);
+	if ((pdev->error_state) && (pdev->error_state != pci_channel_io_normal))
+		pch_gbe_reset(adapter);
 	pch_gbe_clean_tx_ring(adapter, adapter->tx_ring);
 	pch_gbe_clean_rx_ring(adapter, adapter->rx_ring);