diff --git a/devices/e100-2.6.20-ethercat.c b/devices/e100-2.6.20-ethercat.c
index bd1ae614..784023d4 100644
--- a/devices/e100-2.6.20-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e100-2.6.20-ethercat.c
@@ -1637,9 +1637,7 @@ static void e100_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 		}
 
 		mii_check_link(&nic->mii);
-	}
 
-	if (!nic->ecdev) {
 		/* Software generated interrupt to recover from (rare) Rx
 		 * allocation failure.
 		 * Unfortunately have to use a spinlock to not re-enable interrupts
diff --git a/devices/e100-2.6.24-ethercat.c b/devices/e100-2.6.24-ethercat.c
index e00b00ac..559a9b22 100644
--- a/devices/e100-2.6.24-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e100-2.6.24-ethercat.c
@@ -1653,9 +1653,7 @@ static void e100_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 		}
 
 		mii_check_link(&nic->mii);
-	}
 
-	if (!nic->ecdev) {
 		/* Software generated interrupt to recover from (rare) Rx
 		 * allocation failure.
 		 * Unfortunately have to use a spinlock to not re-enable interrupts
diff --git a/devices/e100-2.6.26-ethercat.c b/devices/e100-2.6.26-ethercat.c
index 025a2c21..bb4d6cdb 100644
--- a/devices/e100-2.6.26-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e100-2.6.26-ethercat.c
@@ -1660,9 +1660,7 @@ static void e100_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 		}
 
 		mii_check_link(&nic->mii);
-	}
 
-	if (!nic->ecdev) {
 		/* Software generated interrupt to recover from (rare) Rx
 		 * allocation failure.
 		 * Unfortunately have to use a spinlock to not re-enable interrupts
diff --git a/devices/e100-2.6.28-ethercat.c b/devices/e100-2.6.28-ethercat.c
index 6fb2193f..27ebcbd7 100644
--- a/devices/e100-2.6.28-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e100-2.6.28-ethercat.c
@@ -1660,9 +1660,7 @@ static void e100_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 		}
 
 		mii_check_link(&nic->mii);
-	}
 
-	if (!nic->ecdev) {
 		/* Software generated interrupt to recover from (rare) Rx
 		 * allocation failure.
 		 * Unfortunately have to use a spinlock to not re-enable interrupts