diff --git a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.33-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.33-ethercat.c
index bdffb442..43ede128 100644
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.33-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.33-ethercat.c
@@ -3457,10 +3457,10 @@ static irqreturn_t e1000_intr(int irq, void *data)
 	if (unlikely((!icr) || test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags)))
 		return IRQ_NONE;  /* Not our interrupt */
 
-	if (!adapter->ecdev && unlikely(icr & (E1000_ICR_RXSEQ | E1000_ICR_LSC))) {
+	if (unlikely(icr & (E1000_ICR_RXSEQ | E1000_ICR_LSC))) {
 		hw->get_link_status = 1;
 		/* guard against interrupt when we're going down */
-		if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
+		if (!adapter->ecdev && !test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
 			mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, jiffies + 1);
 	}