diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 837e39b9726e..66de2598ee29 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b0044bcfa95ddf2e317863fb29121c284b6725ca
+refs/heads/master: 5a6f95e653adf52ee1ff09cd5e66c2640c65ff66
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index e1d30d7f2071..ceeaac989df2 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	int i = 0, err;
 	int pci_func_id = PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn);
 	uint8_t revision_id;
+	u32 val;
 
 	if (pdev->revision >= NX_P3_A0 && pdev->revision <= NX_P3_B1) {
 		pr_warning("%s: chip revisions between 0x%x-0x%x "
@@ -1352,8 +1353,9 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (reset_devices) {
-		if (adapter->portnum == 0) {
+	if (adapter->portnum == 0) {
+		val = NXRD32(adapter, NX_CRB_DEV_REF_COUNT);
+		if (val != 0xffffffff && val != 0) {
 			NXWR32(adapter, NX_CRB_DEV_REF_COUNT, 0);
 			adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
 		}