diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c b/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c
index d4da88c77112..065c00c12cc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ static void wanxl_pci_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (card->irq)
 		free_irq(card->irq, card);
 
-	wanxl_reset(card);
+	if (card->plx)
+		wanxl_reset(card);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_LENGTH; i++)
 		if (card->rx_skbs[i]) {