diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 0f493c8dc28b..c777b9013164 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,9 @@ static int tg3_poll_fw(struct tg3 *tp)
 	int i;
 	u32 val;
 
+	if (tg3_flag(tp, NO_FWARE_REPORTED))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (tg3_flag(tp, IS_SSB_CORE)) {
 		/* We don't use firmware. */
 		return 0;
@@ -10404,6 +10407,13 @@ static int tg3_reset_hw(struct tg3 *tp, bool reset_phy)
  */
 static int tg3_init_hw(struct tg3 *tp, bool reset_phy)
 {
+	/* Chip may have been just powered on. If so, the boot code may still
+	 * be running initialization. Wait for it to finish to avoid races in
+	 * accessing the hardware.
+	 */
+	tg3_enable_register_access(tp);
+	tg3_poll_fw(tp);
+
 	tg3_switch_clocks(tp);
 
 	tw32(TG3PCI_MEM_WIN_BASE_ADDR, 0);