--- f3600b3eb8c5e68edc9be162ee7b28d66abeda36
+++ a17aaeed096c86233471b3f52d8a3b2df8df4499
@@ -704,11 +704,24 @@ static void sky2_phy_power_down(struct s
 	sky2_write8(hw, B2_TST_CTRL1, TST_CFG_WRITE_OFF);
 }
 
+/* Enable Rx/Tx */
+static void sky2_enable_rx_tx(struct sky2_port *sky2)
+{
+	struct sky2_hw *hw = sky2->hw;
+	unsigned port = sky2->port;
+	u16 reg;
+
+	reg = gma_read16(hw, port, GM_GP_CTRL);
+	reg |= GM_GPCR_RX_ENA | GM_GPCR_TX_ENA;
+	gma_write16(hw, port, GM_GP_CTRL, reg);
+}
+
 /* Force a renegotiation */
 static void sky2_phy_reinit(struct sky2_port *sky2)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&sky2->phy_lock);
 	sky2_phy_init(sky2->hw, sky2->port);
+	sky2_enable_rx_tx(sky2);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sky2->phy_lock);
 }
 
@@ -1008,11 +1021,8 @@ static void sky2_prefetch_init(struct sk
 static inline struct sky2_tx_le *get_tx_le(struct sky2_port *sky2, u16 *slot)
 {
 	struct sky2_tx_le *le = sky2->tx_le + *slot;
-	struct tx_ring_info *re = sky2->tx_ring + *slot;
 
 	*slot = RING_NEXT(*slot, sky2->tx_ring_size);
-	re->flags = 0;
-	re->skb = NULL;
 	le->ctrl = 0;
 	return le;
 }
@@ -1580,8 +1590,7 @@ static unsigned tx_le_req(const struct s
 	return count;
 }
 
-static void sky2_tx_unmap(struct pci_dev *pdev,
-			  const struct tx_ring_info *re)
+static void sky2_tx_unmap(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct tx_ring_info *re)
 {
 	if (re->flags & TX_MAP_SINGLE)
 		pci_unmap_single(pdev, pci_unmap_addr(re, mapaddr),
@@ -1591,6 +1600,7 @@ static void sky2_tx_unmap(struct pci_dev
 		pci_unmap_page(pdev, pci_unmap_addr(re, mapaddr),
 			       pci_unmap_len(re, maplen),
 			       PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+	re->flags = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1797,6 +1807,7 @@ static void sky2_tx_complete(struct sky2
 			dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 			dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
+			re->skb = NULL;
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
 			sky2->tx_next = RING_NEXT(idx, sky2->tx_ring_size);
@@ -1931,7 +1942,6 @@ static void sky2_link_up(struct sky2_por
 {
 	struct sky2_hw *hw = sky2->hw;
 	unsigned port = sky2->port;
-	u16 reg;
 	static const char *fc_name[] = {
 		[FC_NONE]	= "none",
 		[FC_TX]		= "tx",
@@ -1939,10 +1949,7 @@ static void sky2_link_up(struct sky2_por
 		[FC_BOTH]	= "both",
 	};
 
-	/* enable Rx/Tx */
-	reg = gma_read16(hw, port, GM_GP_CTRL);
-	reg |= GM_GPCR_RX_ENA | GM_GPCR_TX_ENA;
-	gma_write16(hw, port, GM_GP_CTRL, reg);
+	sky2_enable_rx_tx(sky2);
 
 	gm_phy_write(hw, port, PHY_MARV_INT_MASK, PHY_M_DEF_MSK);