diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 7f086ae46269..812feb955a47 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: cacd40e07c5ad7068221b3910098f1d364e74e45
+refs/heads/master: d2ea732e9ecb68841206f2761ae91360da87cfac
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/82596.c b/trunk/drivers/net/82596.c
index bb30d5be7824..2797da7eeee6 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/82596.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/82596.c
@@ -1192,6 +1192,8 @@ struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+		dev->base_addr = ioaddr;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 			eth_addr[i] = inb(ioaddr + 8 + i);
 			checksum += eth_addr[i];
@@ -1209,7 +1211,6 @@ struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 			goto out1;
 		}
 
-		dev->base_addr = ioaddr;
 		dev->irq = 10;
 	}
 #endif