diff --git a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.13-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.13-ethercat.c
index 8d5e0fc0..1ab075ab 100644
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.13-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.13-ethercat.c
@@ -3009,6 +3009,11 @@ e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 				  rx_desc->csum, skb);
 		if (adapter->ecdev) {
 			ecdev_receive(adapter->ecdev, skb->data, length);
+
+			// No need to detect link status as
+			// long as frames are received: Reset watchdog.
+			adapter->ec_watchdog_jiffies = jiffies;
+
 			skb_trim(skb, 0);
 
 			if(unlikely((i & ~(E1000_RX_BUFFER_WRITE - 1)) == i)) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.18-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.18-ethercat.c
index 4aebdf51..64175776 100644
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.18-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.18-ethercat.c
@@ -3814,6 +3814,11 @@ e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 
 		if (adapter->ecdev) {
 			ecdev_receive(adapter->ecdev, skb->data, length);
+
+			// No need to detect link status as
+			// long as frames are received: Reset watchdog.
+			adapter->ec_watchdog_jiffies = jiffies;
+
 			skb_trim(skb, 0);
 
 			if(unlikely((i & ~(E1000_RX_BUFFER_WRITE - 1)) == i)) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.20-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.20-ethercat.c
index 488f9d30..698ce609 100644
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.20-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.20-ethercat.c
@@ -4395,6 +4395,10 @@ e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 
 		if (adapter->ecdev) {
 			ecdev_receive(adapter->ecdev, skb->data, length);
+
+			// No need to detect link status as
+			// long as frames are received: Reset watchdog.
+			adapter->ec_watchdog_jiffies = jiffies;
 		} else {
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, netdev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
diff --git a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.22-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.22-ethercat.c
index 5c835772..5a7b536e 100644
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.22-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.22-ethercat.c
@@ -4358,6 +4358,10 @@ e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 
 		if (adapter->ecdev) {
 			ecdev_receive(adapter->ecdev, skb->data, length);
+
+			// No need to detect link status as
+			// long as frames are received: Reset watchdog.
+			adapter->ec_watchdog_jiffies = jiffies;
 		} else {
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, netdev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
diff --git a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c
index 28e780de..c5ae603f 100644
--- a/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000/e1000_main-2.6.24-ethercat.c
@@ -4346,6 +4346,10 @@ e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 
 		if (adapter->ecdev) {
 			ecdev_receive(adapter->ecdev, skb->data, length);
+
+			// No need to detect link status as
+			// long as frames are received: Reset watchdog.
+			adapter->ec_watchdog_jiffies = jiffies;
 		} else {
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, netdev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI