diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
index dc2e22652b55..1af68826810a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
@@ -1192,8 +1192,6 @@ static int ioc3_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto out_disable;
 	}
 
-	dev->features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
-
 	err = pci_request_regions(pdev, "ioc3");
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free;
@@ -1274,7 +1272,7 @@ static int ioc3_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &ioc3_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops	= &ioc3_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->hw_features	= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
-	dev->features		= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
+	dev->features		= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
 
 	sw_physid1 = ioc3_mdio_read(dev, ip->mii.phy_id, MII_PHYSID1);
 	sw_physid2 = ioc3_mdio_read(dev, ip->mii.phy_id, MII_PHYSID2);