diff --git a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c
index 9d6ed407c94..0c8f1d24ee1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c
@@ -1310,13 +1310,6 @@ hme_mii_statchg(device_t dev)
 	HME_MAC_WRITE_4(sc, HME_MACI_TXCFG, v);
 	if (!hme_mac_bitflip(sc, HME_MACI_TXCFG, v, 0, HME_MAC_TXCFG_ENABLE))
 		return;
-
-	/* If an external transceiver is selected, enable its MII drivers */
-	v = HME_MAC_READ_4(sc, HME_MACI_XIF);
-	v &= ~HME_MAC_XIF_MIIENABLE;
-	if (phy == HME_PHYAD_EXTERNAL)
-		v |= HME_MAC_XIF_MIIENABLE;
-	HME_MAC_WRITE_4(sc, HME_MACI_XIF, v);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_pci.c b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_pci.c
index 3978e0027b8..8e2409c6e92 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_pci.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ hme_pci_attach(device_t dev)
 	}
 	hsc->hsc_irid = 0;
 	hsc->hsc_ires = bus_alloc_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, &hsc->hsc_irid, 0,
-	    ~0, 1, RF_ACTIVE);
+	    ~0, 1, RF_SHAREABLE | RF_ACTIVE);
 	if (hsc->hsc_ires == NULL) {
 		device_printf(dev, "could not allocate interrupt\n");
 		error = ENXIO;
diff --git a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_sbus.c b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_sbus.c
index 1e6d82ce516..46eaa4569e7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_sbus.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme_sbus.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ hme_sbus_attach(device_t dev)
 
 	hsc->hsc_irid = 0;
 	hsc->hsc_ires = bus_alloc_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, &hsc->hsc_irid, 0,
-	    ~0, 1, RF_ACTIVE);
+	    ~0, 1, RF_SHAREABLE | RF_ACTIVE);
 	if (hsc->hsc_ires == NULL) {
 		device_printf(dev, "could not allocate interrupt\n");
 		error = ENXIO;
diff --git a/sys/dev/hme/if_hmevar.h b/sys/dev/hme/if_hmevar.h
index 13bf90cd1cf..bef2b13ab15 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hme/if_hmevar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/hme/if_hmevar.h
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
  * TX descriptors have less static cost (a dma map is allocated which could
  * cause bounce buffers to be reserved; other that that, the only required
  * memory is sizeof(struct hme_txdesc)).
- * Both must be a multiple of 16, and <= 128.
  */
-#define HME_NRXDESC	32
+#define HME_NRXDESC	128
 #define HME_NTXDESC	64
 
 /* Maximum size of a mapped RX buffer. */