--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/drivers/net/r6040.c b/drivers/net/r6040.c
+index 4122916..eeee379 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/r6040.c
++++ b/drivers/net/r6040.c
+@@ -400,9 +400,6 @@ static void r6040_init_mac_regs(struct net_device *dev)
+ * we may got called by r6040_tx_timeout which has left
+ * some unsent tx buffers */
+ iowrite16(0x01, ioaddr + MTPR);
+-
+- /* Check media */
+- mii_check_media(&lp->mii_if, 1, 1);
+ }
+
+ static void r6040_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
+@@ -530,8 +527,6 @@ static int r6040_phy_mode_chk(struct net_device *dev)
+ phy_dat = 0x0000;
+ }
+
+- mii_check_media(&lp->mii_if, 0, 1);
+-
+ return phy_dat;
+ };
+
+@@ -813,6 +808,9 @@ static void r6040_timer(unsigned long data)
+
+ /* Timer active again */
+ mod_timer(&lp->timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
++
++ /* Check media */
++ mii_check_media(&lp->mii_if, 1, 1);
+ }
+
+ /* Read/set MAC address routines */