diff --git a/drivers/net/82596.c b/drivers/net/82596.c
index 2797da7eeee665c4c99a3eb9c6ffbc350460e812..da292e647eb117c496e3c4c6f6108e0e8c316c94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/82596.c
+++ b/drivers/net/82596.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 		memcpy(eth_addr, (void *) 0xfffc1f2c, 6);	/* YUCK! Get addr from NOVRAM */
 		dev->base_addr = MVME_I596_BASE;
 		dev->irq = (unsigned) MVME16x_IRQ_I596;
+		goto found;
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_BVME6000_NET
@@ -1176,6 +1177,7 @@ struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 		rtc[3] = msr;
 		dev->base_addr = BVME_I596_BASE;
 		dev->irq = (unsigned) BVME_IRQ_I596;
+		goto found;
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_APRICOT
@@ -1212,8 +1214,13 @@ struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 		}
 
 		dev->irq = 10;
+		goto found;
 	}
 #endif
+	err = -ENODEV;
+	goto out;
+
+found:
 	dev->mem_start = (int)__get_free_pages(GFP_ATOMIC, 0);
 	if (!dev->mem_start) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/apne.c b/drivers/net/apne.c
index 47a8275d396281bd79f6a2631dbfd1da93273529..867f6fff543c848bfd95a741173c746005344017 100644
--- a/drivers/net/apne.c
+++ b/drivers/net/apne.c
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ struct net_device * __init apne_probe(int unit)
 #endif
 	int err;
 
+	if (!MACH_IS_AMIGA)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
 	if (apne_owned)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mac89x0.c b/drivers/net/mac89x0.c
index 2a66e5b7cebcbc0217b9bef6aad9b434f9d62242..4ce8afd481c3f13bd75caa570c5597c28b2a68cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mac89x0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mac89x0.c
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ struct net_device * __init mac89x0_probe(int unit)
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
 
+	if (!MACH_IS_MAC)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct net_local));
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/net/macmace.c b/drivers/net/macmace.c
index 18770527df995920047ceaad093b023cfd9c1d4d..51ad3765e0750c2857555c437ed259631a5394b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macmace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macmace.c
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ static int __init mac_mace_init_module(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!MACH_IS_MAC)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if ((err = platform_driver_register(&mac_mace_driver))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Driver registration failed\n");
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sun3lance.c b/drivers/net/sun3lance.c
index f8d46134dacaeaa16f66a2d98b8ce2faad4616f2..359452a06c67d7160e444ee3ab893afec2747f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sun3lance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sun3lance.c
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ struct net_device * __init sun3lance_probe(int unit)
 	static int found;
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 
+	if (!MACH_IS_SUN3 && !MACH_IS_SUN3X)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
 	/* check that this machine has an onboard lance */
 	switch(idprom->id_machtype) {
 	case SM_SUN3|SM_3_50: