diff --git a/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c b/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
index f16414b6e2a..d4ab27c9108 100644
--- a/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
@@ -2553,6 +2553,10 @@ bge_reset(sc)
 	pci_write_config(dev, BGE_PCI_CMD, command, 4);
 	bge_writereg_ind(sc, BGE_MISC_CFG, (65 << 1));
 
+	/* Enable memory arbiter. */
+	if (sc->bge_asicrev != BGE_ASICREV_BCM5705)
+		CSR_WRITE_4(sc, BGE_MARB_MODE, BGE_MARBMODE_ENABLE);
+
 	/*
 	 * Prevent PXE restart: write a magic number to the
 	 * general communications memory at 0xB50.
@@ -2590,10 +2594,6 @@ bge_reset(sc)
 		DELAY(10);
 	}
 
-	/* Enable memory arbiter. */
-	if (sc->bge_asicrev != BGE_ASICREV_BCM5705)
-		CSR_WRITE_4(sc, BGE_MARB_MODE, BGE_MARBMODE_ENABLE);
-
 	/* Fix up byte swapping */
 	CSR_WRITE_4(sc, BGE_MODE_CTL, BGE_MODECTL_BYTESWAP_NONFRAME|
 	    BGE_MODECTL_BYTESWAP_DATA);