diff --git a/sys/dev/pci/if_vr.c b/sys/dev/pci/if_vr.c
index afc610f0e6c..91803883741 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pci/if_vr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pci/if_vr.c
@@ -418,27 +418,13 @@ vr_mii_statchg(struct ifnet *ifp)
 	 * register, we first have to put the transmit and/or receive logic
 	 * in the idle state.
 	 */
-	if ((sc->vr_mii.mii_media_status & IFM_ACTIVE) &&
-	    IFM_SUBTYPE(sc->vr_mii.mii_media_active) != IFM_NONE) {
-		sc->vr_link = true;
-
-		if (CSR_READ_2(sc, VR_COMMAND) & (VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON))
-			VR_CLRBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND,
-			    (VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON));
-
-		if (sc->vr_mii.mii_media_active & IFM_FDX)
-			VR_SETBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_FULLDUPLEX);
-		else
-			VR_CLRBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_FULLDUPLEX);
-
-		VR_SETBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON);
-	} else {
-		sc->vr_link = false;
+	sc->vr_link = false;
+	if (CSR_READ_2(sc, VR_COMMAND) & (VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON)) {
 		VR_CLRBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON);
 		for (i = VR_TIMEOUT; i > 0; i--) {
 			delay(10);
 			if (!(CSR_READ_2(sc, VR_COMMAND) &
-			    (VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON)))
+				(VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON)))
 				break;
 		}
 		if (i == 0) {
@@ -446,8 +432,20 @@ vr_mii_statchg(struct ifnet *ifp)
 			aprint_error_dev(sc->vr_dev, "rx shutdown error!\n");
 #endif
 			sc->vr_flags |= VR_F_RESTART;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
+	if ((sc->vr_mii.mii_media_status & IFM_ACTIVE) &&
+	    IFM_SUBTYPE(sc->vr_mii.mii_media_active) != IFM_NONE) {
+		sc->vr_link = true;
+
+		if (sc->vr_mii.mii_media_active & IFM_FDX)
+			VR_SETBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_FULLDUPLEX);
+		else
+			VR_CLRBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_FULLDUPLEX);
+
+		VR_SETBIT16(sc, VR_COMMAND, VR_CMD_TX_ON | VR_CMD_RX_ON);
+	}
 }
 
 #define	vr_calchash(addr) \