diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_imx.c b/drivers/net/fec_imx.c
index f6065aa..21ce38c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_imx.c
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@
 	dev->priv = fec;
 	edev->priv = fec;
 	edev->open = fec_open;
-	edev->init = fec_init;
 	edev->send = fec_send;
 	edev->recv = fec_recv;
 	edev->halt = fec_halt;
@@ -685,6 +684,8 @@
 
 	fec->xcv_type = pdata->xcv_type;
 
+	fec_init(edev);
+
 	if (fec->xcv_type != SEVENWIRE) {
 		fec->phy_init = pdata->phy_init;
 		fec->miibus.read = fec_miibus_read;
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index f3d7bfe..2cfdb96 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@
 	dev_add_param(dev, "netmask", eth_set_ipaddr, NULL, 0);
 	dev_add_param(dev, "serverip", eth_set_ipaddr, NULL, 0);
 
-	edev->init(edev);
+	if (edev->init)
+		edev->init(edev);
 
 	list_add_tail(&edev->list, &netdev_list);