diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 13640f1cab3b..0ebf2ff60c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -2126,6 +2126,13 @@ static int tg3_set_power_state(struct tg3 *tp, pci_power_t state)
 		     (tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_WOL_ENABLE))
 			mac_mode |= MAC_MODE_MAGIC_PKT_ENABLE;
 
+		if (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_ENABLE_APE) {
+			mac_mode |= tp->mac_mode &
+				    (MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN | MAC_MODE_APE_RX_EN);
+			if (mac_mode & MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN)
+				mac_mode |= MAC_MODE_TDE_ENABLE;
+		}
+
 		tw32_f(MAC_MODE, mac_mode);
 		udelay(100);
 
@@ -5912,6 +5919,11 @@ static int tg3_chip_reset(struct tg3 *tp)
 	} else if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_MII_SERDES) {
 		tp->mac_mode = MAC_MODE_PORT_MODE_GMII;
 		tw32_f(MAC_MODE, tp->mac_mode);
+	} else if (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_ENABLE_APE) {
+		tp->mac_mode &= (MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN | MAC_MODE_APE_RX_EN);
+		if (tp->mac_mode & MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN)
+			tp->mac_mode |= MAC_MODE_TDE_ENABLE;
+		tw32_f(MAC_MODE, tp->mac_mode);
 	} else
 		tw32_f(MAC_MODE, 0);
 	udelay(40);
@@ -7412,7 +7424,11 @@ static int tg3_reset_hw(struct tg3 *tp, int reset_phy)
 		udelay(10);
 	}
 
-	tp->mac_mode = MAC_MODE_TXSTAT_ENABLE | MAC_MODE_RXSTAT_ENABLE |
+	if (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_ENABLE_APE)
+		tp->mac_mode &= MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN | MAC_MODE_APE_RX_EN;
+	else
+		tp->mac_mode = 0;
+	tp->mac_mode |= MAC_MODE_TXSTAT_ENABLE | MAC_MODE_RXSTAT_ENABLE |
 		MAC_MODE_TDE_ENABLE | MAC_MODE_RDE_ENABLE | MAC_MODE_FHDE_ENABLE;
 	if (!(tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_5705_PLUS) &&
 	    !(tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_PHY_SERDES) &&
@@ -12422,6 +12438,13 @@ static int __devinit tg3_get_invariants(struct tg3 *tp)
 				       tp->misc_host_ctrl);
 	}
 
+	/* Preserve the APE MAC_MODE bits */
+	if (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_ENABLE_APE)
+		tp->mac_mode = tr32(MAC_MODE) |
+			       MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN | MAC_MODE_APE_RX_EN;
+	else
+		tp->mac_mode = TG3_DEF_MAC_MODE;
+
 	/* these are limited to 10/100 only */
 	if ((GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) == ASIC_REV_5703 &&
 	     (grc_misc_cfg == 0x8000 || grc_misc_cfg == 0x4000)) ||
@@ -13281,7 +13304,6 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	tp->pdev = pdev;
 	tp->dev = dev;
 	tp->pm_cap = pm_cap;
-	tp->mac_mode = TG3_DEF_MAC_MODE;
 	tp->rx_mode = TG3_DEF_RX_MODE;
 	tp->tx_mode = TG3_DEF_TX_MODE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index dd1af508023a..377234947e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@
 #define  MAC_MODE_TDE_ENABLE		 0x00200000
 #define  MAC_MODE_RDE_ENABLE		 0x00400000
 #define  MAC_MODE_FHDE_ENABLE		 0x00800000
+#define  MAC_MODE_APE_RX_EN		 0x08000000
+#define  MAC_MODE_APE_TX_EN		 0x10000000
 #define MAC_STATUS			0x00000404
 #define  MAC_STATUS_PCS_SYNCED		 0x00000001
 #define  MAC_STATUS_SIGNAL_DET		 0x00000002