diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
index fcedd733bacb..834a3f8c80da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -1398,8 +1398,10 @@ static int tulip_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	/* alloc_etherdev ensures aligned and zeroed private structures */
 	dev = alloc_etherdev (sizeof (*tp));
-	if (!dev)
+	if (!dev) {
+		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	if (pci_resource_len (pdev, 0) < tulip_tbl[chip_idx].io_size) {
@@ -1778,6 +1780,7 @@ err_out_free_res:
 
 err_out_free_netdev:
 	free_netdev (dev);
+	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }