diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 5d3343ef3d86312713481186b541656b1eba3470..7acf204e38c9261b0168b4828a85f61bbc87eb47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ void netxen_free_sw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	kfree(recv_ctx->rds_rings);
 
 skip_rds:
+	if (recv_ctx->sds_rings == NULL)
+		goto skip_sds;
+
+	for(ring = 0; ring < adapter->max_sds_rings; ring++)
+		recv_ctx->sds_rings[ring].consumer = 0;
+
+skip_sds:
 	if (adapter->tx_ring == NULL)
 		return;