IPOIB_MAX_MCAST_QUEUE     = 3,
 
        IPOIB_FLAG_OPER_UP        = 0,
-       IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP       = 1,
-       IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED       = 2,
-       IPOIB_PKEY_STOP           = 3,
-       IPOIB_FLAG_SUBINTERFACE   = 4,
-       IPOIB_MCAST_RUN           = 5,
-       IPOIB_STOP_REAPER         = 6,
-       IPOIB_MCAST_STARTED       = 7,
+       IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED    = 1,
+       IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP       = 2,
+       IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED       = 3,
+       IPOIB_PKEY_STOP           = 4,
+       IPOIB_FLAG_SUBINTERFACE   = 5,
+       IPOIB_MCAST_RUN           = 6,
+       IPOIB_STOP_REAPER         = 7,
+       IPOIB_MCAST_STARTED       = 8,
 
        IPOIB_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS = 16,
 
 
        clear_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
        queue_delayed_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->ah_reap_task, HZ);
 
+       set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void ipoib_pkey_dev_check_presence(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+       struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+       u16 pkey_index = 0;
+
+       if (ib_find_cached_pkey(priv->ca, priv->port, priv->pkey, &pkey_index))
+               clear_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags);
+       else
+               set_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags);
+}
+
 int ipoib_ib_dev_up(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+       ipoib_pkey_dev_check_presence(dev);
+
+       if (!test_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags)) {
+               ipoib_dbg(priv, "PKEY is not assigned.\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_OPER_UP, &priv->flags);
 
        return ipoib_mcast_start_thread(dev);
        struct ipoib_tx_buf *tx_req;
        int i;
 
+       clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
+
        /*
         * Move our QP to the error state and then reinitialize in
         * when all work requests have completed or have been flushed.
        struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)_dev;
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev), *cpriv;
 
-       if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags))
+       if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags) ) {
+               ipoib_dbg(priv, "Not flushing - IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED not set.\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags)) {
+               ipoib_dbg(priv, "Not flushing - IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP not set.\n");
                return;
+       }
 
        ipoib_dbg(priv, "flushing\n");
 
  * change async notification is available.
  */
 
-static void ipoib_pkey_dev_check_presence(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-       struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-       u16 pkey_index = 0;
-
-       if (ib_find_cached_pkey(priv->ca, priv->port, priv->pkey, &pkey_index))
-               clear_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags);
-       else
-               set_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags);
-}
-
 void ipoib_pkey_poll(void *dev_ptr)
 {
        struct net_device *dev = dev_ptr;