diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 1d03dcd..19ac096 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1353,8 +1353,11 @@
 	struct gfar_private *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct net_device *ndev = priv->ndev;
 
-	if (!netif_running(ndev))
+	if (!netif_running(ndev)) {
+		netif_device_attach(ndev);
+
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	gfar_init_bds(ndev);
 	init_registers(ndev);