diff --git a/sys/dev/firewire/firewire.c b/sys/dev/firewire/firewire.c
index 8b6f921c5df8..f23b0e9b6a6f 100644
--- a/sys/dev/firewire/firewire.c
+++ b/sys/dev/firewire/firewire.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ firewire_attach(device_t dev)
 	bus_generic_attach(dev);
 
 	/* bus_reset */
+	fw_busreset(fc, FWBUSNOTREADY);
 	fc->ibr(fc);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ fw_reset_crom(struct firewire_comm *fc)
  * Called after bus reset.
  */
 void
-fw_busreset(struct firewire_comm *fc)
+fw_busreset(struct firewire_comm *fc, uint32_t new_status)
 {
 	struct firewire_dev_comm *fdc;
 	struct crom_src *src;
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ fw_busreset(struct firewire_comm *fc)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	fc->status = FWBUSRESET;
+	fc->status = new_status;
 	fw_reset_csr(fc);
 	fw_reset_crom(fc);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/firewire/firewirereg.h b/sys/dev/firewire/firewirereg.h
index c1bfbf773dc5..b2dbc67a5ce3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/firewire/firewirereg.h
+++ b/sys/dev/firewire/firewirereg.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void fw_asybusy (struct fw_xfer *);
 int fw_bindadd (struct firewire_comm *, struct fw_bind *);
 int fw_bindremove (struct firewire_comm *, struct fw_bind *);
 int fw_asyreq (struct firewire_comm *, int, struct fw_xfer*);
-void fw_busreset (struct firewire_comm *);
+void fw_busreset (struct firewire_comm *, uint32_t);
 uint16_t fw_crc16 (uint32_t *, uint32_t);
 void fw_xfer_timeout (void *);
 void fw_xfer_done (struct fw_xfer *);
diff --git a/sys/dev/firewire/fwohci.c b/sys/dev/firewire/fwohci.c
index e5285b6d7411..b44862d1c08a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/firewire/fwohci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/firewire/fwohci.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ fwohci_intr_body(struct fwohci_softc *sc, uint32_t stat, int count)
 #ifndef ACK_ALL
 		OWRITE(sc, FWOHCI_INTSTATCLR, OHCI_INT_PHY_BUS_R);
 #endif
-		fw_busreset(fc);
+		fw_busreset(fc, FWBUSRESET);
 		OWRITE(sc, OHCI_CROMHDR, ntohl(sc->fc.config_rom[0]));
 		OWRITE(sc, OHCI_BUS_OPT, ntohl(sc->fc.config_rom[2]));
 	}