new_funcs = mfc.nfn;
                else
                        new_funcs = 1;
-               if (old_funcs > new_funcs) {
+               if (old_funcs != new_funcs) {
+                       /* we need to re-start */
                        pcmcia_card_remove(s, NULL);
                        pcmcia_card_add(s);
-               } else if (new_funcs > old_funcs) {
-                       s->functions = new_funcs;
-                       pcmcia_device_add(s, 1);
                }
        }
 
        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev->socket;
        const struct firmware *fw;
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
+       cistpl_longlink_mfc_t mfc;
+       int old_funcs, new_funcs = 1;
 
        if (!filename)
                return -EINVAL;
                        goto release;
                }
 
+               /* we need to re-start if the number of functions changed */
+               old_funcs = s->functions;
+               if (!pccard_read_tuple(s, BIND_FN_ALL, CISTPL_LONGLINK_MFC,
+                                       &mfc))
+                       new_funcs = mfc.nfn;
+
+               if (old_funcs != new_funcs)
+                       ret = -EBUSY;
 
                /* update information */
                pcmcia_device_query(dev);
        if (did->match_flags & PCMCIA_DEV_ID_MATCH_FAKE_CIS) {
                dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "device needs a fake CIS\n");
                if (!dev->socket->fake_cis)
-                       pcmcia_load_firmware(dev, did->cisfile);
-
-               if (!dev->socket->fake_cis)
-                       return 0;
+                       if (pcmcia_load_firmware(dev, did->cisfile))
+                               return 0;
        }
 
        if (did->match_flags & PCMCIA_DEV_ID_MATCH_ANONYMOUS) {