diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index a9c418890a1c..752f821a1990 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,8 @@ static int ax88179_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	netif_set_tso_max_size(dev->net, 16384);
 
+	ax88179_reset(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1695,7 +1697,6 @@ static const struct driver_info ax88179_info = {
 	.unbind = ax88179_unbind,
 	.status = ax88179_status,
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
-	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
 	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,
@@ -1708,7 +1709,6 @@ static const struct driver_info ax88178a_info = {
 	.unbind = ax88179_unbind,
 	.status = ax88179_status,
 	.link_reset = ax88179_link_reset,
-	.reset = ax88179_reset,
 	.stop = ax88179_stop,
 	.flags = FLAG_ETHER | FLAG_FRAMING_AX,
 	.rx_fixup = ax88179_rx_fixup,