diff --git a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_cbus.c b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_cbus.c
index 8181cb10c9b..30d49c141e4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_cbus.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_cbus.c
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ ed_cbus_probe(device_t dev)
 		 * Allied Telesis CenterCom LA-98-T
 		 */
 		error = ed_probe_Novell(dev, 0, flags);
-		if (error == 0)
+		if (error == 0) {
+			ed_Novell_read_mac(sc);
 			goto end;
+		}
 		break;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_isa.c b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_isa.c
index 742789c5443..453fd1bd7b9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_isa.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_isa.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/bus.h>
 #include <machine/bus.h>
 
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <net/if_arp.h>
 #include <net/if_mib.h>
@@ -65,8 +66,30 @@ static struct isa_pnp_id ed_ids[] = {
 };
 
 static int
-ed_isa_probe(dev)
-	device_t dev;
+ed_isa_probe_Novell(device_t dev)
+{
+	struct ed_softc *sc = device_get_softc(dev);
+	int flags = device_get_flags(dev);
+	int err;
+
+	err = ed_probe_Novell(dev, 0, flags);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	ed_Novell_read_mac(sc);
+	/*
+	 * Final sanity check for Gateway Ethernet cards before
+	 * believing that they really are Gateway AT.
+	 */
+	if ((ED_FLAGS_GETTYPE(flags) == ED_FLAGS_GWETHER) &&
+	    (sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[2] == 0x86)) {
+		sc->type_str = "Gateway AT";
+	}
+	
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static int
+ed_isa_probe(device_t dev)
 {
 	int flags = device_get_flags(dev);
 	int error = 0;
@@ -75,14 +98,12 @@ ed_isa_probe(dev)
 	error = ISA_PNP_PROBE(device_get_parent(dev), dev, ed_ids);
 
 	/* If the card had a PnP ID that didn't match any we know about */
-	if (error == ENXIO) {
+	if (error == ENXIO)
 		goto end;
-	}
 
 	/* If we had some other problem. */
-	if (!(error == 0 || error == ENOENT)) {
+	if (!(error == 0 || error == ENOENT))
 		goto end;
-	}
 
 	/* Heuristic probes */
 
@@ -104,7 +125,7 @@ ed_isa_probe(dev)
 		goto end;
 	ed_release_resources(dev);
 #endif
-	error = ed_probe_Novell(dev, 0, flags);
+	error = ed_isa_probe_Novell(dev);
 	if (error == 0)
 		goto end;
 	ed_release_resources(dev);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_novell.c b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_novell.c
index 980ee05c19b..ff55a280d57 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_novell.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_novell.c
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ static int ed_probe_gwether(device_t);
 /*
  * Probe and vendor-specific initialization routine for NE1000/2000 boards
  */
-int
+static int
 ed_probe_Novell_generic(device_t dev, int flags)
 {
 	struct ed_softc *sc = device_get_softc(dev);
-	u_int   memsize, n;
+	u_int   memsize;
 	int	error;
-	u_char  romdata[16], tmp;
+	u_char  tmp;
 	static char test_pattern[32] = "THIS is A memory TEST pattern";
 	char    test_buffer[32];
 
@@ -192,16 +192,6 @@ ed_probe_Novell_generic(device_t dev, int flags)
 	sc->rec_page_stop = sc->tx_page_start + memsize / ED_PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	sc->mem_ring = sc->mem_start + sc->txb_cnt * ED_PAGE_SIZE * ED_TXBUF_SIZE;
-
-	ed_pio_readmem(sc, 0, romdata, 16);
-	for (n = 0; n < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; n++)
-		sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[n] = romdata[n * (sc->isa16bit + 1)];
-
-	if ((ED_FLAGS_GETTYPE(flags) == ED_FLAGS_GWETHER) &&
-	    (sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[2] == 0x86)) {
-		sc->type_str = "Gateway AT";
-	}
-
 	/* clear any pending interrupts that might have occurred above */
 	ed_nic_outb(sc, ED_P0_ISR, 0xff);
 
@@ -290,3 +280,18 @@ ed_probe_gwether(device_t dev)
 	sc->tx_page_start = mstart / ED_PAGE_SIZE;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void
+ed_Novell_read_mac(struct ed_softc *sc)
+{
+	int n;
+	uint8_t romdata[16];
+
+	/*
+	 * Pull the MAC address out of the roms that are on the isa
+	 * version of these cards.
+	 */
+	ed_pio_readmem(sc, 0, romdata, 16);
+	for (n = 0; n < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; n++)
+		sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[n] = romdata[n * (sc->isa16bit + 1)];
+}