diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 25b0ef8..39f01d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2472,21 +2472,23 @@
 	 * packet size is equal or larger than the specified value (in 8 byte
 	 * units), e.g. using jumbo frames when setting to E1000_ERT_2048
 	 */
-	if ((adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT) &&
-	    (adapter->netdev->mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN)) {
-		u32 rxdctl = er32(RXDCTL(0));
-		ew32(RXDCTL(0), rxdctl | 0x3);
-		ew32(ERT, E1000_ERT_2048 | (1 << 13));
-		/*
-		 * With jumbo frames and early-receive enabled, excessive
-		 * C4->C2 latencies result in dropped transactions.
-		 */
-		pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-					  e1000e_driver_name, 55);
-	} else {
-		pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-					  e1000e_driver_name,
-					  PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+	if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT) {
+		if (adapter->netdev->mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN) {
+			u32 rxdctl = er32(RXDCTL(0));
+			ew32(RXDCTL(0), rxdctl | 0x3);
+			ew32(ERT, E1000_ERT_2048 | (1 << 13));
+			/*
+			 * With jumbo frames and early-receive enabled,
+			 * excessive C-state transition latencies result in
+			 * dropped transactions.
+			 */
+			pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+						  adapter->netdev->name, 55);
+		} else {
+			pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+						  adapter->netdev->name,
+						  PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Enable Receives */
@@ -2804,6 +2806,12 @@
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
+	/* DMA latency requirement to workaround early-receive/jumbo issue */
+	if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT)
+		pm_qos_add_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+		                       adapter->netdev->name,
+				       PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+
 	/* hardware has been reset, we need to reload some things */
 	e1000_configure(adapter);
 
@@ -2864,6 +2872,10 @@
 	e1000_clean_tx_ring(adapter);
 	e1000_clean_rx_ring(adapter);
 
+	if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT)
+		pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+		                          adapter->netdev->name);
+
 	/*
 	 * TODO: for power management, we could drop the link and
 	 * pci_disable_device here.
@@ -5363,9 +5375,7 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Copyright (c) 1999 - 2009 Intel Corporation.\n",
 	       e1000e_driver_name);
 	ret = pci_register_driver(&e1000_driver);
-	pm_qos_add_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, e1000e_driver_name,
-			       PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-				
+
 	return ret;
 }
 module_init(e1000_init_module);
@@ -5379,7 +5389,6 @@
 static void __exit e1000_exit_module(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&e1000_driver);
-	pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, e1000e_driver_name);
 }
 module_exit(e1000_exit_module);