diff -abBruN linux-2.6.35.4.orig/drivers/net/macb.c linux-2.6.35.4.mod/drivers/net/macb.c
--- linux-2.6.35.4.orig/drivers/net/macb.c	2010-09-02 17:35:18.422000143 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.35.4.mod/drivers/net/macb.c	2010-09-02 18:02:37.078000147 +0200
@@ -1165,16 +1242,6 @@
 		goto err_out_disable_clocks;
 	}
 
-	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	err = request_irq(dev->irq, macb_interrupt, IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM,
-			  dev->name, dev);
-	if (err) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR
-		       "%s: Unable to request IRQ %d (error %d)\n",
-		       dev->name, dev->irq, err);
-		goto err_out_iounmap;
-	}
-
 	dev->netdev_ops = &macb_netdev_ops;
 	netif_napi_add(dev, &bp->napi, macb_poll, 64);
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &macb_ethtool_ops;
@@ -1214,13 +1281,23 @@
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot register net device, aborting.\n");
-		goto err_out_free_irq;
+		goto err_out_iounmap;
 	}
 
 	if (macb_mii_init(bp) != 0) {
 		goto err_out_unregister_netdev;
 	}
 
+	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	err = request_irq(dev->irq, macb_interrupt, IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM,
+			  dev->name, dev);
+	if (err) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "%s: Unable to request IRQ %d (error %d)\n",
+		       dev->name, dev->irq, err);
+		goto err_out_unregister_netdev;
+	}
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Atmel MACB at 0x%08lx irq %d (%pM)\n",
@@ -1233,10 +1310,10 @@
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_out_unregister_netdev:
-	unregister_netdev(dev);
 err_out_free_irq:
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+err_out_unregister_netdev:
+	unregister_netdev(dev);
 err_out_iounmap:
 	iounmap(bp->regs);
 err_out_disable_clocks:
@@ -1270,8 +1347,8 @@
 		mdiobus_unregister(bp->mii_bus);
 		kfree(bp->mii_bus->irq);
 		mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
-		unregister_netdev(dev);
 		free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+		unregister_netdev(dev);
 		iounmap(bp->regs);
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_AT91
 		clk_disable(bp->hclk);