diff --git a/drivers/net/skge.c b/drivers/net/skge.c
index 2e26dce..d761296 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,6 @@ static void skge_link_up(struct skge_port *skge)
 		    LED_BLK_OFF|LED_SYNC_OFF|LED_ON);
 
 	netif_carrier_on(skge->netdev);
-	netif_wake_queue(skge->netdev);
 
 	if (netif_msg_link(skge)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX
@@ -1084,7 +1083,6 @@ static void skge_link_down(struct skge_port *skge)
 {
 	skge_write8(skge->hw, SK_REG(skge->port, LNK_LED_REG), LED_OFF);
 	netif_carrier_off(skge->netdev);
-	netif_stop_queue(skge->netdev);
 
 	if (netif_msg_link(skge))
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "%s: Link is down.\n", skge->netdev->name);
@@ -2450,7 +2448,6 @@ static void skge_phy_reset(struct skge_port *skge)
 	int port = skge->port;
 	struct net_device *dev = hw->dev[port];
 
-	netif_stop_queue(skge->netdev);
 	netif_carrier_off(skge->netdev);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&hw->phy_lock);
@@ -2640,6 +2637,7 @@ static int skge_up(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 
 	napi_enable(&skge->napi);
+	netif_start_queue(dev);
 	return 0;
 
  free_rx_ring:
@@ -2673,8 +2671,6 @@ static int skge_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (netif_msg_ifdown(skge))
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "%s: disabling interface\n", dev->name);
 
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
-
 	if (hw->chip_id == CHIP_ID_GENESIS && hw->phy_type == SK_PHY_XMAC)
 		del_timer_sync(&skge->link_timer);
 
@@ -3863,7 +3859,6 @@ static struct net_device *skge_devinit(struct skge_hw *hw, int port,
 
 	/* device is off until link detection */
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 	return dev;
 }