diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index ac2d400..b7098688 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
 	#define GMII_PHY_PGSEL_PAGE3	0x0003
 	#define GMII_PHY_PGSEL_PAGE5	0x0005
 
+static int ax88179_reset(struct usbnet *dev);
+
 struct ax88179_data {
 	u8  eee_enabled;
 	u8  eee_active;
@@ -1322,47 +1324,12 @@ static void ax88179_get_mac_addr(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 static int ax88179_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
-	u8 buf[5];
-	u16 *tmp16;
-	u8 *tmp;
 	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
-	struct ethtool_eee eee_data;
 
 	usbnet_get_endpoints(dev, intf);
 
-	tmp16 = (u16 *)buf;
-	tmp = (u8 *)buf;
-
 	memset(ax179_data, 0, sizeof(*ax179_data));
 
-	/* Power up ethernet PHY */
-	*tmp16 = 0;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_PHYPWR_RSTCTL, 2, 2, tmp16);
-	*tmp16 = AX_PHYPWR_RSTCTL_IPRL;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_PHYPWR_RSTCTL, 2, 2, tmp16);
-	msleep(200);
-
-	*tmp = AX_CLK_SELECT_ACS | AX_CLK_SELECT_BCS;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_CLK_SELECT, 1, 1, tmp);
-	msleep(100);
-
-	/* Read MAC address from DTB or asix chip */
-	ax88179_get_mac_addr(dev);
-	memcpy(dev->net->perm_addr, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-
-	/* RX bulk configuration */
-	memcpy(tmp, &AX88179_BULKIN_SIZE[0], 5);
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_RX_BULKIN_QCTRL, 5, 5, tmp);
-
-	dev->rx_urb_size = 1024 * 20;
-
-	*tmp = 0x34;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_PAUSE_WATERLVL_LOW, 1, 1, tmp);
-
-	*tmp = 0x52;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_PAUSE_WATERLVL_HIGH,
-			  1, 1, tmp);
-
 	dev->net->netdev_ops = &ax88179_netdev_ops;
 	dev->net->ethtool_ops = &ax88179_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->net->needed_headroom = 8;
@@ -1384,46 +1351,7 @@ static int ax88179_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	netif_set_tso_max_size(dev->net, 16384);
 
-	/* Enable checksum offload */
-	*tmp = AX_RXCOE_IP | AX_RXCOE_TCP | AX_RXCOE_UDP |
-	       AX_RXCOE_TCPV6 | AX_RXCOE_UDPV6;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_RXCOE_CTL, 1, 1, tmp);
-
-	*tmp = AX_TXCOE_IP | AX_TXCOE_TCP | AX_TXCOE_UDP |
-	       AX_TXCOE_TCPV6 | AX_TXCOE_UDPV6;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_TXCOE_CTL, 1, 1, tmp);
-
-	/* Configure RX control register => start operation */
-	*tmp16 = AX_RX_CTL_DROPCRCERR | AX_RX_CTL_IPE | AX_RX_CTL_START |
-		 AX_RX_CTL_AP | AX_RX_CTL_AMALL | AX_RX_CTL_AB;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_RX_CTL, 2, 2, tmp16);
-
-	*tmp = AX_MONITOR_MODE_PMETYPE | AX_MONITOR_MODE_PMEPOL |
-	       AX_MONITOR_MODE_RWMP;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_MONITOR_MOD, 1, 1, tmp);
-
-	/* Configure default medium type => giga */
-	*tmp16 = AX_MEDIUM_RECEIVE_EN | AX_MEDIUM_TXFLOW_CTRLEN |
-		 AX_MEDIUM_RXFLOW_CTRLEN | AX_MEDIUM_FULL_DUPLEX |
-		 AX_MEDIUM_GIGAMODE;
-	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_MEDIUM_STATUS_MODE,
-			  2, 2, tmp16);
-
-	ax88179_led_setting(dev);
-
-	ax179_data->eee_enabled = 0;
-	ax179_data->eee_active = 0;
-
-	ax88179_disable_eee(dev);
-
-	ax88179_ethtool_get_eee(dev, &eee_data);
-	eee_data.advertised = 0;
-	ax88179_ethtool_set_eee(dev, &eee_data);
-
-	/* Restart autoneg */
-	mii_nway_restart(&dev->mii);
-
-	usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
+	ax88179_reset(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1716,6 +1644,7 @@ static int ax88179_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 	/* Read MAC address from DTB or asix chip */
 	ax88179_get_mac_addr(dev);
+	memcpy(dev->net->perm_addr, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* RX bulk configuration */
 	memcpy(tmp, &AX88179_BULKIN_SIZE[0], 5);
@@ -1730,12 +1659,6 @@ static int ax88179_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_PAUSE_WATERLVL_HIGH,
 			  1, 1, tmp);
 
-	dev->net->features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM |
-			      NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
-
-	dev->net->hw_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM |
-				 NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
-
 	/* Enable checksum offload */
 	*tmp = AX_RXCOE_IP | AX_RXCOE_TCP | AX_RXCOE_UDP |
 	       AX_RXCOE_TCPV6 | AX_RXCOE_UDPV6;
