Index: sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
+++ sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
@@ -1321,6 +1321,11 @@
 			ctrl |= E1000_CTRL_VME;
 			E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, E1000_CTRL, ctrl);
 		}
+	} else {
+		u32 ctrl;
+		ctrl = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, E1000_CTRL);
+		ctrl &= ~E1000_CTRL_VME;
+		E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, E1000_CTRL, ctrl);
 	}
 
 	/* Don't lose promiscuous settings */