diff -r d94281cb835a -r 87e502828b3f devices/r8169-2.6.37-ethercat.c
--- a/devices/r8169-2.6.37-ethercat.c	Mon Oct 27 14:55:50 2014 +0100
+++ b/devices/r8169-2.6.37-ethercat.c	Mon Oct 27 16:33:23 2014 +0100
@@ -3256,15 +3256,17 @@
 	if (pci_dev_run_wake(pdev))
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 
-	if (!tp->ecdev) {
+	if (tp->ecdev) {
+		rc = ecdev_open(tp->ecdev);
+		if (rc) {
+			ecdev_withdraw(tp->ecdev);
+			goto err_out_msi_4;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	}
 
-	if (tp->ecdev && ecdev_open(tp->ecdev)) {
-		ecdev_withdraw(tp->ecdev);
-		goto err_out_msi_4;
-	}
-
 out:
 	return rc;