diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c
index 2c6898f707be..c845c27f23db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.c
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ void et131x_mii_check(struct et131x_adapter *adapter,
 	u32 mdi_mdix;
 	u32 masterslave;
 	u32 polarity;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (bmsr_ints & MI_BMSR_LINK_STATUS) {
 		if (bmsr & MI_BMSR_LINK_STATUS) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
index 37e10696afb8..70a0da3fb52d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
@@ -478,9 +478,28 @@ void et131x_tx_timeout(struct net_device *netdev)
 				tcb->index,
 				tcb->flags);
 
-			et131x_close(netdev);
-			et131x_open(netdev);
+			adapter->net_stats.tx_errors++;
 
+			/* perform reset */
+			/* First thing is to stop the queue */
+			netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+
+			/* Stop the Tx and Rx DMA engines */
+			et131x_rx_dma_disable(adapter);
+			et131x_tx_dma_disable(adapter);
+
+			/* Disable device interrupts */
+			et131x_disable_interrupts(adapter);
+
+			/* Enable the Tx and Rx DMA engines (if not already enabled) */
+			et131x_rx_dma_enable(adapter);
+			et131x_tx_dma_enable(adapter);
+
+			/* Enable device interrupts */
+			et131x_enable_interrupts(adapter);
+
+			/* We're ready to move some data, so start the queue */
+			netif_start_queue(netdev);
 			return;
 		}
 	}