diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e7a53ace9ad5..a667e1e69222 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d55b53fff0c2ddb639dca04c3f5a0854f292d982
+refs/heads/master: 076152d534c6d99ccfe59190d085781a2d4a419b
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index f8df8bd7fcbe..cf12b05cd011 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,8 @@ e1000_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	e1000_irq_enable(adapter);
 
+	netif_start_queue(netdev);
+
 	/* fire a link status change interrupt to start the watchdog */
 	E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, ICS, E1000_ICS_LSC);