if (host->busmgr_id == 0xffff && host->node_count > 1)
        {
                u16 root_node = host->node_count - 1;
-               struct node_entry *ne = find_entry_by_nodeid(host, root_node | LOCAL_BUS);
 
-               if (ne && ne->busopt.cmc)
+               /* get cycle master capability flag from root node */
+               if (host->is_cycmst ||
+                   (!hpsb_read(host, LOCAL_BUS | root_node, get_hpsb_generation(host),
+                               (CSR_REGISTER_BASE + CSR_CONFIG_ROM + 2 * sizeof(quadlet_t)),
+                               &bc, sizeof(quadlet_t)) &&
+                    be32_to_cpu(bc) & 1 << CSR_CMC_SHIFT))
                        hpsb_send_phy_config(host, root_node, -1);
                else {
                        HPSB_DEBUG("The root node is not cycle master capable; "
                        }
                }
 
-               if (!nodemgr_check_irm_capability(host, reset_cycles)) {
+               if (!nodemgr_check_irm_capability(host, reset_cycles) ||
+                   !nodemgr_do_irm_duties(host, reset_cycles)) {
                        reset_cycles++;
                        up(&nodemgr_serialize);
                        continue;
                }
+               reset_cycles = 0;
 
                /* Scan our nodes to get the bus options and create node
                 * entries. This does not do the sysfs stuff, since that
                 * would trigger hotplug callbacks and such, which is a
                 * bad idea at this point. */
                nodemgr_node_scan(hi, generation);
-               if (!nodemgr_do_irm_duties(host, reset_cycles)) {
-                       reset_cycles++;
-                       up(&nodemgr_serialize);
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               reset_cycles = 0;
 
                /* This actually does the full probe, with sysfs
                 * registration. */