1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c b/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
index 131502d7949f..bf6d0345f36b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
@@ -492,21 +492,23 @@ nve_attach(device_t dev)
 	/* Display ethernet address ,... */
 	device_printf(dev, "Ethernet address %6D\n", eaddr, ":");
 
-	DEBUGOUT(NVE_DEBUG_INIT, "nve: do mii_phy_probe\n");
+	/* Allocate interface structures */
+	ifp = sc->ifp = if_alloc(IFT_ETHER);
+	if (ifp == NULL) {
+		device_printf(dev, "can not if_alloc()\n");
+		error = ENOSPC;
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	/* Probe device for MII interface to PHY */
+	DEBUGOUT(NVE_DEBUG_INIT, "nve: do mii_phy_probe\n");
 	if (mii_phy_probe(dev, &sc->miibus, nve_ifmedia_upd, nve_ifmedia_sts)) {
 		device_printf(dev, "MII without any phy!\n");
 		error = ENXIO;
 		goto fail;
 	}
+
 	/* Setup interface parameters */
-	ifp = sc->ifp = if_alloc(IFT_ETHER);
-	if (ifp == NULL) {
-		device_printf(dev, "can not if_alloc()\n");
-		error = ENOSPC;
-		goto fail;
-	}
 	ifp->if_softc = sc;
 	if_initname(ifp, "nve", unit);
 	ifp->if_flags = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST;