--- a/master/ethernet.c	Mon Mar 05 09:10:02 2007 +0000
+++ b/master/ethernet.c	Mon Mar 05 09:55:39 2007 +0000
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@
 
 void ec_eoe_state_rx_start(ec_eoe_t *eoe /**< EoE handler */)
 {
-    if (!eoe->slave->online || !eoe->slave->master->main_device.link_state)
+    if (eoe->slave->online_state == EC_SLAVE_OFFLINE ||
+            !eoe->slave->master->main_device.link_state)
         return;
 
     ec_slave_mbox_prepare_check(eoe->slave, &eoe->datagram);
@@ -518,7 +519,8 @@
     unsigned int wakeup = 0;
 #endif
 
-    if (!eoe->slave->online || !eoe->slave->master->main_device.link_state)
+    if (eoe->slave->online_state == EC_SLAVE_OFFLINE ||
+            !eoe->slave->master->main_device.link_state)
         return;
 
     spin_lock_bh(&eoe->tx_queue_lock);