diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
index 3a41b6a84a68636a61fd85fd233a17a4c0ce3cd6..12612127a08718e71b0c6ca07881fedd9eb4e31d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
@@ -254,6 +254,19 @@ out_free_rq:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void
+nx_fw_cmd_reset_ctx(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
+{
+
+	netxen_issue_cmd(adapter, adapter->ahw.pci_func, NXHAL_VERSION,
+			adapter->ahw.pci_func, NX_DESTROY_CTX_RESET, 0,
+			NX_CDRP_CMD_DESTROY_RX_CTX);
+
+	netxen_issue_cmd(adapter, adapter->ahw.pci_func, NXHAL_VERSION,
+			adapter->ahw.pci_func, NX_DESTROY_CTX_RESET, 0,
+			NX_CDRP_CMD_DESTROY_TX_CTX);
+}
+
 static void
 nx_fw_cmd_destroy_rx_ctx(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 {
@@ -685,7 +698,8 @@ int netxen_alloc_hw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	if (!NX_IS_REVISION_P2(adapter->ahw.revision_id)) {
 		if (test_and_set_bit(__NX_FW_ATTACHED, &adapter->state))
 			goto done;
-
+		if (reset_devices)
+			nx_fw_cmd_reset_ctx(adapter);
 		err = nx_fw_cmd_create_rx_ctx(adapter);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_out_free;