Index: sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
+++ sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,8 @@
 		if_setmtu(ifp, ifr->ifr_mtu);
 		adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size =
 		    if_getmtu(ifp) + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
-		em_init_locked(adapter);
+		if (if_getdrvflags(ifp) & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+			em_init_locked(adapter);
 		EM_CORE_UNLOCK(adapter);
 		break;
 	    }
Index: sys/dev/e1000/if_igb.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/e1000/if_igb.c
+++ sys/dev/e1000/if_igb.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,8 @@
 		ifp->if_mtu = ifr->ifr_mtu;
 		adapter->max_frame_size =
 		    ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
-		igb_init_locked(adapter);
+		if ((ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING))
+			igb_init_locked(adapter);
 		IGB_CORE_UNLOCK(adapter);
 		break;
 	    }
Index: sys/dev/e1000/if_lem.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/e1000/if_lem.c
+++ sys/dev/e1000/if_lem.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,8 @@
 		if_setmtu(ifp, ifr->ifr_mtu);
 		adapter->max_frame_size =
 		    if_getmtu(ifp) + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
-		lem_init_locked(adapter);
+		if ((if_getdrvflags(ifp) & IFF_DRV_RUNNING))
+			lem_init_locked(adapter);
 		EM_CORE_UNLOCK(adapter);
 		break;
 	    }
Index: sys/dev/ixgb/if_ixgb.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixgb/if_ixgb.c
+++ sys/dev/ixgb/if_ixgb.c
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@
 			adapter->hw.max_frame_size =
 				ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 
-			ixgb_init_locked(adapter);
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+				ixgb_init_locked(adapter);
 			IXGB_UNLOCK(adapter);
 		}
 		break;
Index: sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
+++ sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
@@ -893,7 +893,8 @@
 			ifp->if_mtu = ifr->ifr_mtu;
 			adapter->max_frame_size =
 				ifp->if_mtu + IXGBE_MTU_HDR;
-			ixgbe_init_locked(adapter);
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+				ixgbe_init_locked(adapter);
 #ifdef PCI_IOV
 			ixgbe_recalculate_max_frame(adapter);
 #endif
Index: sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
+++ sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@
 			ifp->if_mtu = ifr->ifr_mtu;
 			adapter->max_frame_size =
 				ifp->if_mtu + IXGBE_MTU_HDR;
-			ixv_init_locked(adapter);
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+				ixv_init_locked(adapter);
 			IXGBE_CORE_UNLOCK(adapter);
 		}
 		break;
Index: sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
@@ -980,7 +980,8 @@
 			vsi->max_frame_size =
 				ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN
 			    + ETHER_VLAN_ENCAP_LEN;
-			ixl_init_locked(pf);
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+				ixl_init_locked(pf);
 			IXL_PF_UNLOCK(pf);
 		}
 		break;
Index: sys/dev/ixl/if_ixlv.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/if_ixlv.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/if_ixlv.c
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@
 			vsi->max_frame_size =
 			    ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN
 			    + ETHER_VLAN_ENCAP_LEN;
-			ixlv_init_locked(sc);
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+				ixlv_init_locked(sc);
 		}
 		mtx_unlock(&sc->mtx);
 		break;