diff --git a/src/drivers/net/intel.c b/src/drivers/net/intel.c
index 2963d9dc8..408101bad 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/intel.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/intel.c
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ static int intel_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 	pci_set_drvdata ( pci, netdev );
 	netdev->dev = &pci->dev;
 	memset ( intel, 0, sizeof ( *intel ) );
-	intel->dma = &pci->dma;
 	intel->port = PCI_FUNC ( pci->busdevfn );
 	intel->flags = pci->id->driver_data;
 	intel_init_ring ( &intel->tx.ring, INTEL_NUM_TX_DESC, INTEL_TD,
@@ -1001,6 +1000,10 @@ static int intel_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 		goto err_ioremap;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure DMA */
+	intel->dma = &pci->dma;
+	dma_set_mask_64bit ( intel->dma );
+
 	/* Reset the NIC */
 	if ( ( rc = intel_reset ( intel ) ) != 0 )
 		goto err_reset;
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/intelx.c b/src/drivers/net/intelx.c
index 3fa68bb3c..364ec76c5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/intelx.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/intelx.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ static int intelx_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 	pci_set_drvdata ( pci, netdev );
 	netdev->dev = &pci->dev;
 	memset ( intel, 0, sizeof ( *intel ) );
-	intel->dma = &pci->dma;
 	intel->port = PCI_FUNC ( pci->busdevfn );
 	intel_init_ring ( &intel->tx.ring, INTEL_NUM_TX_DESC, INTELX_TD,
 			  intel_describe_tx );
@@ -411,6 +410,10 @@ static int intelx_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 		goto err_ioremap;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure DMA */
+	intel->dma = &pci->dma;
+	dma_set_mask_64bit ( intel->dma );
+
 	/* Reset the NIC */
 	if ( ( rc = intelx_reset ( intel ) ) != 0 )
 		goto err_reset;
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/intelxvf.c b/src/drivers/net/intelxvf.c
index 4941fc57b..a650979ef 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/intelxvf.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/intelxvf.c
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ static int intelxvf_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 	pci_set_drvdata ( pci, netdev );
 	netdev->dev = &pci->dev;
 	memset ( intel, 0, sizeof ( *intel ) );
-	intel->dma = &pci->dma;
 	intel_init_mbox ( &intel->mbox, INTELXVF_MBCTRL, INTELXVF_MBMEM );
 	intel_init_ring ( &intel->tx.ring, INTEL_NUM_TX_DESC, INTELXVF_TD(0),
 			  intel_describe_tx_adv );
@@ -463,6 +462,10 @@ static int intelxvf_probe ( struct pci_device *pci ) {
 		goto err_ioremap;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure DMA */
+	intel->dma = &pci->dma;
+	dma_set_mask_64bit ( intel->dma );
+
 	/* Reset the function */
 	intelxvf_reset ( intel );