diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.c b/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.c
index 3a912dc3870e..1d15881f047d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.c
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.c
@@ -4963,6 +4963,7 @@ static s32 e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	u16 kum_cfg;
 	u32 ctrl, reg;
 	s32 ret_val;
+	u16 pci_cfg;
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan");
 
@@ -5023,11 +5024,28 @@ static s32 e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 			e1000_gate_hw_phy_config_ich8lan(hw, TRUE);
 	}
 	ret_val = e1000_acquire_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
+
+	/* Read from EXTCNF_CTRL in e1000_acquire_swflag_ich8lan function
+	 * may occur during global reset and cause system hang.
+	 * Configuration space access creates the needed delay.
+	 * Write to E1000_STRAP RO register E1000_PCI_VENDOR_ID_REGISTER value
+	 * insures configuration space read is done before global reset.
+	 */
+	e1000_read_pci_cfg(hw, E1000_PCI_VENDOR_ID_REGISTER, &pci_cfg);
+	E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_STRAP, pci_cfg);
 	DEBUGOUT("Issuing a global reset to ich8lan\n");
 	E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_CTRL, (ctrl | E1000_CTRL_RST));
 	/* cannot issue a flush here because it hangs the hardware */
 	msec_delay(20);
 
+	/* Configuration space access improve HW level time sync mechanism.
+	 * Write to E1000_STRAP RO register E1000_PCI_VENDOR_ID_REGISTER
+	 * value to insure configuration space read is done
+	 * before any access to mac register.
+	 */
+	e1000_read_pci_cfg(hw, E1000_PCI_VENDOR_ID_REGISTER, &pci_cfg);
+	E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_STRAP, pci_cfg);
+
 	/* Set Phy Config Counter to 50msec */
 	if (hw->mac.type == e1000_pch2lan) {
 		reg = E1000_READ_REG(hw, E1000_FEXTNVM3);
diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.h b/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.h
index a467e647636f..12f912ebc6e0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.h
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_ich8lan.h
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@
 #define E1000_SVCR_OFF_TIMER_SHIFT	16
 #define E1000_SVT_OFF_HWM_MASK		0x0000001F
 
+#define E1000_PCI_VENDOR_ID_REGISTER	0x00
+
 void e1000_set_kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw,
 						 bool state);
 void e1000_igp3_phy_powerdown_workaround_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw);