diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 8eef9fb6b1fe..2326cc219c46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ static int bgmac_open(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	bgmac_chip_init(bgmac);
 
 	err = request_irq(bgmac->irq, bgmac_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
-			  KBUILD_MODNAME, net_dev);
+			  net_dev->name, net_dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(bgmac->dev, "IRQ request error: %d!\n", err);
 		bgmac_dma_cleanup(bgmac);
@@ -1492,6 +1492,8 @@ int bgmac_enet_probe(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 	struct net_device *net_dev = bgmac->net_dev;
 	int err;
 
+	bgmac_chip_intrs_off(bgmac);
+
 	net_dev->irq = bgmac->irq;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(net_dev, bgmac->dev);
 	dev_set_drvdata(bgmac->dev, bgmac);