diff -r 3d85f589531a sys/src/9/pc/ether8169.c
--- a/sys/src/9/pc/ether8169.c	Sat Nov 21 16:26:46 2020 +0100
+++ b/sys/src/9/pc/ether8169.c	Sat Nov 21 19:10:15 2020 +0100
@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@
 			error(Enomem);
 		}
 		ctlr->init = 1;
+
+		pcisetbme(ctlr->pcidev);
+		intrenable(edev->irq, rtl8169interrupt, edev, edev->tbdf, edev->name);
+
 		kproc("rtl8169", rtl8169reseter, edev);
 
 		/* rtl8169reseter() does qunlock(&ctlr->alock) when complete */
@@ -988,6 +992,15 @@
 }
 
 static void
+rtl8169shutdown(Ether *edev)
+{
+	Ctlr *ctlr = edev->ctlr;
+
+	ctlr->imr = 0;
+	rtl8169halt(ctlr);
+}
+
+static void
 rtl8169restart(Ctlr *ctlr)
 {
 	ctlr->imr = 0;
@@ -1144,8 +1157,6 @@
 
 		rtl8169mii(ctlr);
 
-		pcisetbme(p);
-
 		if(rtl8169ctlrhead != nil)
 			rtl8169ctlrtail->next = ctlr;
 		else
@@ -1208,6 +1219,7 @@
 	edev->attach = rtl8169attach;
 	edev->transmit = rtl8169transmit;
 	edev->ifstat = rtl8169ifstat;
+	edev->shutdown = rtl8169shutdown;
 
 	edev->arg = edev;
 	edev->promiscuous = rtl8169promiscuous;
@@ -1215,8 +1227,6 @@
 
 	rtl8169link(edev);
 
-	intrenable(edev->irq, rtl8169interrupt, edev, edev->tbdf, edev->name);
-
 	return 0;
 }