diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 4e3c12371aae..407d4e272075 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -3301,7 +3301,6 @@ static int __devinit init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		pi->rx_offload = T3_RX_CSUM | T3_LRO;
 		pi->port_id = i;
 		netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-		netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 		netdev->irq = pdev->irq;
 		netdev->mem_start = mmio_start;
 		netdev->mem_end = mmio_start + mmio_len - 1;
@@ -3342,6 +3341,7 @@ static int __devinit init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				adapter->name = adapter->port[i]->name;
 
 			__set_bit(i, &adapter->registered_device_map);
+			netif_tx_stop_all_queues(adapter->port[i]);
 		}
 	}
 	if (!adapter->registered_device_map) {