diff --git a/src/drivers/net/intelxl.c b/src/drivers/net/intelxl.c
index 578d6ff02..14a5858f3 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/intelxl.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/intelxl.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,6 @@ static int intelxl_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 	pci_set_drvdata ( pci, netdev );
 	netdev->dev = &pci->dev;
 	memset ( intelxl, 0, sizeof ( *intelxl ) );
-	intelxl->dma = &pci->dma;
 	intelxl->intr = INTELXL_PFINT_DYN_CTL0;
 	intelxl_init_admin ( &intelxl->command, INTELXL_ADMIN_CMD,
 			     &intelxl_admin_offsets );
@@ -1741,6 +1740,10 @@ static int intelxl_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 		goto err_ioremap;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure DMA */
+	intelxl->dma = &pci->dma;
+	dma_set_mask_64bit ( intelxl->dma );
+
 	/* Reset the NIC */
 	if ( ( rc = intelxl_reset ( intelxl ) ) != 0 )
 		goto err_reset;
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/intelxlvf.c b/src/drivers/net/intelxlvf.c
index dc2e3bf4e..61ac5e5c0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/intelxlvf.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/intelxlvf.c
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ static int intelxlvf_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 	pci_set_drvdata ( pci, netdev );
 	netdev->dev = &pci->dev;
 	memset ( intelxl, 0, sizeof ( *intelxl ) );
-	intelxl->dma = &pci->dma;
 	intelxl->intr = INTELXLVF_VFINT_DYN_CTL0;
 	intelxl_init_admin ( &intelxl->command, INTELXLVF_ADMIN,
 			     &intelxlvf_admin_command_offsets );
@@ -621,6 +620,10 @@ static int intelxlvf_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 		goto err_ioremap;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure DMA */
+	intelxl->dma = &pci->dma;
+	dma_set_mask_64bit ( intelxl->dma );
+
 	/* Locate PCI Express capability */
 	intelxl->exp = pci_find_capability ( pci, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP );
 	if ( ! intelxl->exp ) {