diff -r 3134b7255f3d -r 634ba3b1eb95 devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c	Wed Dec 05 10:22:43 2012 +0100
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c	Wed Dec 05 11:28:29 2012 +0100
@@ -1479,7 +1479,9 @@
 	clear_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
-	napi_enable(&adapter->napi);
+	if (!adapter->ecdev) {
+		napi_enable(&adapter->napi);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	e1000_irq_enable(adapter);