diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index f2d2036378467ebf5aca09d0c97a23e31a656ed1..8975340614b4e717b3de925aa7a9b91fc15b7b62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2959,11 +2959,9 @@ static int __devinit be_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (status)
 		goto ctrl_clean;
 
-	if (be_physfn(adapter)) {
-		status = be_cmd_reset_function(adapter);
-		if (status)
-			goto ctrl_clean;
-	}
+	status = be_cmd_reset_function(adapter);
+	if (status)
+		goto ctrl_clean;
 
 	status = be_stats_init(adapter);
 	if (status)