diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 419f533006ab..9f088a47d8b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -5316,8 +5316,7 @@ static int __devinit nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_i
 
 	/* check the workaround bit for correct mac address order */
 	txreg = readl(base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
-	if ((txreg & NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV) ||
-	    (id->driver_data & DEV_HAS_CORRECT_MACADDR)) {
+	if (id->driver_data & DEV_HAS_CORRECT_MACADDR) {
 		/* mac address is already in correct order */
 		dev->dev_addr[0] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  0) & 0xff;
 		dev->dev_addr[1] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  8) & 0xff;
@@ -5325,6 +5324,22 @@ static int __devinit nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_i
 		dev->dev_addr[3] = (np->orig_mac[0] >> 24) & 0xff;
 		dev->dev_addr[4] = (np->orig_mac[1] >>  0) & 0xff;
 		dev->dev_addr[5] = (np->orig_mac[1] >>  8) & 0xff;
+	} else if (txreg & NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV) {
+		/* mac address is already in correct order */
+		dev->dev_addr[0] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  0) & 0xff;
+		dev->dev_addr[1] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  8) & 0xff;
+		dev->dev_addr[2] = (np->orig_mac[0] >> 16) & 0xff;
+		dev->dev_addr[3] = (np->orig_mac[0] >> 24) & 0xff;
+		dev->dev_addr[4] = (np->orig_mac[1] >>  0) & 0xff;
+		dev->dev_addr[5] = (np->orig_mac[1] >>  8) & 0xff;
+		/*
+		 * Set orig mac address back to the reversed version.
+		 * This flag will be cleared during low power transition.
+		 * Therefore, we should always put back the reversed address.
+		 */
+		np->orig_mac[0] = (dev->dev_addr[5] << 0) + (dev->dev_addr[4] << 8) +
+			(dev->dev_addr[3] << 16) + (dev->dev_addr[2] << 24);
+		np->orig_mac[1] = (dev->dev_addr[1] << 0) + (dev->dev_addr[0] << 8);
 	} else {
 		/* need to reverse mac address to correct order */
 		dev->dev_addr[0] = (np->orig_mac[1] >>  8) & 0xff;
@@ -5595,7 +5610,9 @@ out:
 static int nv_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	u8 __iomem *base = get_hwbase(dev);
 	int rc = 0;
+	u32 txreg;
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		goto out;
@@ -5606,6 +5623,11 @@ static int nv_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_restore_state(pdev);
 	pci_enable_wake(pdev, PCI_D0, 0);
 
+	/* restore mac address reverse flag */
+	txreg = readl(base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
+	txreg |= NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV;
+	writel(txreg, base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
+
 	rc = nv_open(dev);
 out:
 	return rc;