diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 0b6ecef..eeb55ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -5643,6 +5643,7 @@
 		dev->dev_addr[4] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  8) & 0xff;
 		dev->dev_addr[5] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  0) & 0xff;
 		writel(txreg|NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV, base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "nv_probe: set workaround bit for reversed mac addr\n");
 	}
 	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
@@ -5890,14 +5891,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __devexit nv_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
+static void nv_restore_mac_addr(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev);
 	struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 __iomem *base = get_hwbase(dev);
 
-	unregister_netdev(dev);
-
 	/* special op: write back the misordered MAC address - otherwise
 	 * the next nv_probe would see a wrong address.
 	 */
@@ -5905,6 +5904,15 @@
 	writel(np->orig_mac[1], base + NvRegMacAddrB);
 	writel(readl(base + NvRegTransmitPoll) & ~NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV,
 	       base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
+}
+
+static void __devexit nv_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev);
+
+	unregister_netdev(dev);
+
+	nv_restore_mac_addr(pci_dev);
 
 	/* restore any phy related changes */
 	nv_restore_phy(dev);
@@ -5975,6 +5983,8 @@
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		nv_close(dev);
 
+	nv_restore_mac_addr(pdev);
+
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF) {
 		if (pci_enable_wake(pdev, PCI_D3cold, np->wolenabled))