Index: sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
+++ sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,8 @@
 		ifp->if_mtu = ifr->ifr_mtu;
 		adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size =
 		    ifp->if_mtu + 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
@@ -1090,7 +1090,8 @@
 		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
@@ -1046,7 +1046,8 @@
 
 		ifp->if_mtu = ifr->ifr_mtu;
 		adapter->max_frame_size =
-		    ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
+			ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
+		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
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@
 			ifp->if_mtu = ifr->ifr_mtu;
 			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
@@ -900,7 +900,8 @@
 			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
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@
 			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
@@ -1024,7 +1024,8 @@
 			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
@@ -675,7 +675,8 @@
 			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;