diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c
index 7f60d17819cea4..073184f15c6438 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c
@@ -1548,8 +1548,7 @@ pcnet32_probe_pci(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
-	ioaddr = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
-	if (!ioaddr) {
+	if (!pci_resource_len(pdev, 0)) {
 		if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE)
 			pr_err("card has no PCI IO resources, aborting\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1561,6 +1560,8 @@ pcnet32_probe_pci(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 			pr_err("architecture does not support 32bit PCI busmaster DMA\n");
 		return err;
 	}
+
+	ioaddr = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
 	if (!request_region(ioaddr, PCNET32_TOTAL_SIZE, "pcnet32_probe_pci")) {
 		if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE)
 			pr_err("io address range already allocated\n");