diff --git a/drivers/net/8139too.c b/drivers/net/8139too.c
index 29df398b7727436361d502aa46ca7476b92b1454..1fc45431a6209c6ace608cff2ed87174fea4bd55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139too.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139too.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,11 @@ static void rtl8139_hw_start (struct net_device *dev)
 	RTL_W32_F (MAC0 + 0, le32_to_cpu (*(__le32 *) (dev->dev_addr + 0)));
 	RTL_W32_F (MAC0 + 4, le16_to_cpu (*(__le16 *) (dev->dev_addr + 4)));
 
+	tp->cur_rx = 0;
+
+	/* init Rx ring buffer DMA address */
+	RTL_W32_F (RxBuf, tp->rx_ring_dma);
+
 	/* Must enable Tx/Rx before setting transfer thresholds! */
 	RTL_W8 (ChipCmd, CmdRxEnb | CmdTxEnb);
 
@@ -1390,8 +1395,6 @@ static void rtl8139_hw_start (struct net_device *dev)
 	RTL_W32 (RxConfig, tp->rx_config);
 	RTL_W32 (TxConfig, rtl8139_tx_config);
 
-	tp->cur_rx = 0;
-
 	rtl_check_media (dev, 1);
 
 	if (tp->chipset >= CH_8139B) {
@@ -1406,9 +1409,6 @@ static void rtl8139_hw_start (struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Lock Config[01234] and BMCR register writes */
 	RTL_W8 (Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Lock);
 
-	/* init Rx ring buffer DMA address */
-	RTL_W32_F (RxBuf, tp->rx_ring_dma);
-
 	/* init Tx buffer DMA addresses */
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_TX_DESC; i++)
 		RTL_W32_F (TxAddr0 + (i * 4), tp->tx_bufs_dma + (tp->tx_buf[i] - tp->tx_bufs));