diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index b71b7491f38f..25a9f7fb30da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1058,15 +1058,12 @@ static void fec_enet_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		fep->delay_work.timeout = false;
 		rtnl_lock();
 		if (netif_device_present(ndev) || netif_running(ndev)) {
-			netif_device_detach(ndev);
 			napi_disable(&fep->napi);
-			netif_tx_disable(ndev);
 			netif_tx_lock_bh(ndev);
 			fec_restart(ndev, fep->full_duplex);
-			netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 			netif_wake_queue(ndev);
+			netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 			napi_enable(&fep->napi);
-			netif_device_attach(ndev);
 		}
 		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
@@ -1524,15 +1521,12 @@ static void fec_enet_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 		/* if any of the above changed restart the FEC */
 		if (status_change) {
-			netif_device_detach(ndev);
 			napi_disable(&fep->napi);
-			netif_tx_disable(ndev);
 			netif_tx_lock_bh(ndev);
 			fec_restart(ndev, phy_dev->duplex);
-			netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 			netif_wake_queue(ndev);
+			netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 			napi_enable(&fep->napi);
-			netif_device_attach(ndev);
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (fep->link) {
@@ -1919,15 +1913,12 @@ static int fec_enet_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 		phy_start_aneg(fep->phy_dev);
 	}
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
-		netif_device_detach(ndev);
 		napi_disable(&fep->napi);
-		netif_tx_disable(ndev);
 		netif_tx_lock_bh(ndev);
 		fec_restart(ndev, fep->full_duplex);
-		netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 		netif_wake_queue(ndev);
+		netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 		napi_enable(&fep->napi);
-		netif_device_attach(ndev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2371,15 +2362,12 @@ static int fec_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 			fec_stop(netdev);
-			netif_device_detach(netdev);
 			napi_disable(&fep->napi);
-			netif_tx_disable(netdev);
 			netif_tx_lock_bh(netdev);
 			fec_restart(netdev, fep->phy_dev->duplex);
-			netif_tx_unlock_bh(netdev);
 			netif_wake_queue(netdev);
+			netif_tx_unlock_bh(netdev);
 			napi_enable(&fep->napi);
-			netif_device_attach(netdev);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2747,15 +2735,13 @@ fec_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
-		netif_device_detach(ndev);
 		napi_disable(&fep->napi);
-		netif_tx_disable(ndev);
 		netif_tx_lock_bh(ndev);
 		fec_restart(ndev, fep->full_duplex);
-		netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
-		netif_wake_queue(ndev);
-		napi_enable(&fep->napi);
 		netif_device_attach(ndev);
+		netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
+		netif_device_attach(ndev);
+		napi_enable(&fep->napi);
 		phy_start(fep->phy_dev);
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();