diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d1df3cb36740..06c026c8b94c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1f76da51f58eda3a027e71e98404b80fcad2d80d
+refs/heads/master: 933fce12a33f219e9021a9ab7b2f9cff94fa8b0e
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index bf6d87adda4f..4ecbf41230cb 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ static int qlcnic_attach_func(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (qlcnic_api_lock(adapter))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (first_func) {
+	if (adapter->op_mode != QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC && first_func) {
 		adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
 		set_bit(__QLCNIC_START_FW, &adapter->state);
 		QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING);