diff --git a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed.c b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed.c
index 4e55f3707594..d7744a687106 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed.c
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ static void	ed_setrcr	__P((struct ed_softc *));
 
 static u_long	ds_crc		__P((u_char *ep));
 
-static u_short	ed_get_Linksys	__P((struct ed_softc *));
-
 /*
  * Interrupt conversion table for WD/SMC ASIC/83C584
  */
@@ -893,7 +891,7 @@ ed_probe_3Com(dev)
  * seems to fail for my card.  A future optimization would add this back
  * conditionally.
  */
-static u_short
+int
 ed_get_Linksys(sc)
 	struct ed_softc *sc;
 {
@@ -914,6 +912,11 @@ ed_get_Linksys(sc)
 	for (i = 0; i < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
 		sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[i] = inb(sc->asic_addr + 0x04 + i);
 	}
+
+	outb(sc->nic_addr + ED_P0_DCR, ED_DCR_WTS | ED_DCR_FT1 | ED_DCR_LS);
+	sc->isa16bit = 1;
+	sc->type = ED_TYPE_NE2000;
+	sc->type_str = "Linksys";
 	return (1);
 }
 
@@ -931,7 +934,6 @@ ed_probe_Novell_generic(dev, port_rid, flags)
 	u_char  romdata[16], tmp;
 	static char test_pattern[32] = "THIS is A memory TEST pattern";
 	char    test_buffer[32];
-	int	linksys = 0;
 	int	error;
 
 	error = ed_alloc_port(dev, port_rid, ED_NOVELL_IO_PORTS);
@@ -1006,14 +1008,7 @@ ed_probe_Novell_generic(dev, port_rid, flags)
 	ed_pio_writemem(sc, test_pattern, 8192, sizeof(test_pattern));
 	ed_pio_readmem(sc, 8192, test_buffer, sizeof(test_pattern));
 
-	/* Check for Linksys first. */
-	linksys = ed_get_Linksys(sc);
-	if (linksys) {
-		outb(sc->nic_addr + ED_P0_DCR, ED_DCR_WTS | ED_DCR_FT1 | ED_DCR_LS);
-		sc->isa16bit = 1;
-		sc->type = ED_TYPE_NE2000;
-		sc->type_str = "Linksys";
-	} else if (bcmp(test_pattern, test_buffer, sizeof(test_pattern)) == 0) {
+	if (bcmp(test_pattern, test_buffer, sizeof(test_pattern)) == 0) {
 		sc->type = ED_TYPE_NE1000;
 		sc->type_str = "NE1000";
 	} else {
@@ -1134,11 +1129,9 @@ ed_probe_Novell_generic(dev, port_rid, flags)
 
 	sc->mem_ring = sc->mem_start + sc->txb_cnt * ED_PAGE_SIZE * ED_TXBUF_SIZE;
 
-	if (!linksys) {
-		ed_pio_readmem(sc, 0, romdata, 16);
-		for (n = 0; n < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; n++)
-			sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[n] = romdata[n * (sc->isa16bit + 1)];
-	}
+	ed_pio_readmem(sc, 0, romdata, 16);
+	for (n = 0; n < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; n++)
+		sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[n] = romdata[n * (sc->isa16bit + 1)];
 
 #ifdef GWETHER
 	if (sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr[2] == 0x86) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_pccard.c b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_pccard.c
index 678f87a1b291..63b0e7bb8f18 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_pccard.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ed/if_ed_pccard.c
@@ -150,11 +150,13 @@ ed_pccard_attach(device_t dev)
 		return (error);
 	}	      
 
-	pccard_get_ether(dev, ether_addr);
-	for (i = 0, sum = 0; i < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; i++)
-		sum |= ether_addr[i];
-	if (sum)
-		bcopy(ether_addr, sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	if (ed_get_Linksys(sc) == 0) {
+		pccard_get_ether(dev, ether_addr);
+		for (i = 0, sum = 0; i < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; i++)
+			sum |= ether_addr[i];
+		if (sum)
+			bcopy(ether_addr, sc->arpcom.ac_enaddr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	}
 
 	error = ed_attach(sc, device_get_unit(dev), flags);
 	return (error);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ed/if_edvar.h b/sys/dev/ed/if_edvar.h
index 39db7243a34b..85170b6b912a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ed/if_edvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ed/if_edvar.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int	ed_probe_3Com		__P((device_t));
 int	ed_probe_Novell		__P((device_t));
 int	ed_probe_Novell_generic	__P((device_t, int, int));
 int	ed_probe_HP_pclanp	__P((device_t));
+int	ed_get_Linksys		__P((struct ed_softc *));
 
 int	ed_attach		__P((struct ed_softc *, int, int));
 void	ed_stop			__P((struct ed_softc *));