diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 407d4e2720750246356af4cf7fd627fe9cad3d91..046d846c652dc4c807bb79b9ee5ffe343368919d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -3341,7 +3341,6 @@ static int __devinit init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				adapter->name = adapter->port[i]->name;
 
 			__set_bit(i, &adapter->registered_device_map);
-			netif_tx_stop_all_queues(adapter->port[i]);
 		}
 	}
 	if (!adapter->registered_device_map) {