diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 3e9c57196a39..1835266fdd09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -1183,9 +1183,6 @@ static int bgmac_open(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	/* Specs say about reclaiming rings here, but we do that in DMA init */
-	bgmac_chip_init(bgmac);
-
 	err = request_irq(bgmac->irq, bgmac_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
 			  net_dev->name, net_dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -1195,6 +1192,9 @@ static int bgmac_open(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	}
 	napi_enable(&bgmac->napi);
 
+	/* Specs say about reclaiming rings here, but we do that in DMA init */
+	bgmac_chip_init(bgmac);
+
 	phy_start(net_dev->phydev);
 
 	netif_start_queue(net_dev);
@@ -1608,10 +1608,10 @@ int bgmac_enet_resume(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	bgmac_chip_init(bgmac);
-
 	napi_enable(&bgmac->napi);
 
+	bgmac_chip_init(bgmac);
+
 	netif_tx_lock(bgmac->net_dev);
 	netif_device_attach(bgmac->net_dev);
 	netif_tx_unlock(bgmac->net_dev);