diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c
index 85b99099c6b9..5babcf05bc2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static void init_registers(struct net_device *dev)
 		8000	16 longwords		0200 2 longwords	2000 32 longwords
 		C000	32  longwords		0400 4 longwords */
 
-#if defined (__i386__) && !defined(MODULE)
+#if defined (__i386__) && !defined(MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_UML)
 	/* When not a module we can work around broken '486 PCI boards. */
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 <= 4) {
 		i |= 0x4800;