diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
index ac227c7..2437d36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@
     case E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_FIBER:
     case E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_SERDES:
     case E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_PCIE:
+    case E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_QUAD_COPPER:
+    case E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_QUAD_COPPER_KSP3:
         hw->mac_type = e1000_82546_rev_3;
         break;
     case E1000_DEV_ID_82541EI:
@@ -639,6 +641,7 @@
     uint16_t cmd_mmrbc;
     uint16_t stat_mmrbc;
     uint32_t mta_size;
+    uint32_t ctrl_ext;
 
     DEBUGFUNC("e1000_init_hw");
 
@@ -774,6 +777,15 @@
      */
     e1000_clear_hw_cntrs(hw);
 
+    if (hw->device_id == E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_QUAD_COPPER ||
+        hw->device_id == E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_QUAD_COPPER_KSP3) {
+        ctrl_ext = E1000_READ_REG(hw, CTRL_EXT);
+        /* Relaxed ordering must be disabled to avoid a parity
+         * error crash in a PCI slot. */
+        ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_EXT_RO_DIS;
+        E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
+    }
+
     return ret_val;
 }