diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 637ac8b89bac..3cd8cfcf627b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ netxen_napi_disable(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-static int nx_set_dma_mask(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, uint8_t revision_id)
+static int nx_set_dma_mask(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	uint64_t mask, cmask;
@@ -229,19 +229,17 @@ static int nx_set_dma_mask(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, uint8_t revision_id)
 	adapter->pci_using_dac = 0;
 
 	mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
-	/*
-	 * Consistent DMA mask is set to 32 bit because it cannot be set to
-	 * 35 bits. For P3 also leave it at 32 bits for now. Only the rings
-	 * come off this pool.
-	 */
 	cmask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 
+	if (NX_IS_REVISION_P2(adapter->ahw.revision_id)) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_IA64
-	if (revision_id >= NX_P3_B0)
-		mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(39);
-	else if (revision_id == NX_P2_C1)
 		mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(35);
 #endif
+	} else {
+		mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(39);
+		cmask = mask;
+	}
+
 	if (pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, mask) == 0 &&
 		pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, cmask) == 0) {
 		adapter->pci_using_dac = 1;
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ static int
 nx_update_dma_mask(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int change, shift, err;
-	uint64_t mask, old_mask;
+	uint64_t mask, old_mask, old_cmask;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 
 	change = 0;
@@ -272,14 +270,29 @@ nx_update_dma_mask(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 
 	if (change) {
 		old_mask = pdev->dma_mask;
+		old_cmask = pdev->dev.coherent_dma_mask;
+
 		mask = (1ULL<<(32+shift)) - 1;
 
 		err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, mask);
 		if (err)
-			return pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, old_mask);
+			goto err_out;
+
+		if (NX_IS_REVISION_P3(adapter->ahw.revision_id)) {
+
+			err = pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, mask);
+			if (err)
+				goto err_out;
+		}
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "using %d-bit dma mask\n", 32+shift);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, old_mask);
+	pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, old_cmask);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void netxen_check_options(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
@@ -1006,7 +1019,7 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	revision_id = pdev->revision;
 	adapter->ahw.revision_id = revision_id;
 
-	err = nx_set_dma_mask(adapter, revision_id);
+	err = nx_set_dma_mask(adapter);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;