diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 8e1d7f61831e..18cdf512f64b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c636322b24eb69b7c1ccdc070164de51cee3f37c
+refs/heads/master: 9505ee376739c26cf1d7d4e551d2f63b9d7e5729
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 5854a6c34223..8b079dcd5b96 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -1989,6 +1989,9 @@ int bnx2x_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Stop Tx */
+	bnx2x_tx_disable(bp);
+
 #ifdef BCM_CNIC
 	bnx2x_cnic_notify(bp, CNIC_CTL_STOP_CMD);
 #endif
@@ -1997,9 +2000,6 @@ int bnx2x_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode)
 
 	bp->rx_mode = BNX2X_RX_MODE_NONE;
 
-	/* Stop Tx */
-	bnx2x_tx_disable(bp);
-
 	del_timer_sync(&bp->timer);
 
 	/* Set ALWAYS_ALIVE bit in shmem */