diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b3d313eed1e0..517eafbfa10e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f0b3fbeae11a526c3d308b691684589ee37c359b
+refs/heads/master: fe957c40ec5e2763b9977c565beab3bde3aaf85b
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/fec.c b/trunk/drivers/net/fec.c
index 54d6f86d9f6d..63eaf5de2300 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/fec.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/fec.c
@@ -1489,6 +1489,8 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	fep->sequence_done = 0;
 	fep->link = 0;
 
+	fec_restart(dev, 1);
+
 	if (fep->phy) {
 		mii_do_cmd(dev, fep->phy->ack_int);
 		mii_do_cmd(dev, fep->phy->config);
@@ -1505,18 +1507,14 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 			schedule();
 
 		mii_do_cmd(dev, fep->phy->startup);
-
-		/* Set the initial link state to true. A lot of hardware
-		 * based on this device does not implement a PHY interrupt,
-		 * so we are never notified of link change.
-		 */
-		fep->link = 1;
-	} else {
-		fep->link = 1; /* lets just try it and see */
-		/* no phy,  go full duplex,  it's most likely a hub chip */
-		fec_restart(dev, 1);
 	}
 
+	/* Set the initial link state to true. A lot of hardware
+	 * based on this device does not implement a PHY interrupt,
+	 * so we are never notified of link change.
+	 */
+	fep->link = 1;
+
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 	fep->opened = 1;
 	return 0;