return err;
 }
 
-static void
-nx_fw_cmd_reset_ctx(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
-{
-
-       netxen_issue_cmd(adapter, adapter->ahw.pci_func, NXHAL_VERSION,
-                       adapter->ahw.pci_func, NX_DESTROY_CTX_RESET, 0,
-                       NX_CDRP_CMD_DESTROY_RX_CTX);
-
-       netxen_issue_cmd(adapter, adapter->ahw.pci_func, NXHAL_VERSION,
-                       adapter->ahw.pci_func, NX_DESTROY_CTX_RESET, 0,
-                       NX_CDRP_CMD_DESTROY_TX_CTX);
-}
-
 static void
 nx_fw_cmd_destroy_rx_ctx(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 {
        if (!NX_IS_REVISION_P2(adapter->ahw.revision_id)) {
                if (test_and_set_bit(__NX_FW_ATTACHED, &adapter->state))
                        goto done;
-               if (reset_devices)
-                       nx_fw_cmd_reset_ctx(adapter);
                err = nx_fw_cmd_create_rx_ctx(adapter);
                if (err)
                        goto err_out_free;
 
                break;
        }
 
+       if (reset_devices) {
+               if (adapter->portnum == 0) {
+                       NXWR32(adapter, NX_CRB_DEV_REF_COUNT, 0);
+                       adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
+               }
+       }
+
        err = netxen_start_firmware(adapter);
        if (err)
                goto err_out_decr_ref;