diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c b/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
index 6e3a8f73190f..f09e8dd79b0c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/if_em.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,9 @@ em_if_attach_pre(if_ctx_t ctx)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Disable ULP support */
+	e1000_disable_ulp_lpt_lp(hw, TRUE);
+
 	/*
 	 * Get Wake-on-Lan and Management info for later use
 	 */
@@ -3795,12 +3798,8 @@ em_enable_wakeup(if_ctx_t ctx)
 		E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, E1000_RCTL, rctl);
 	}
 
-	if (!(adapter->wol & (E1000_WUFC_EX | E1000_WUFC_MAG | E1000_WUFC_MC))) {
-		if (adapter->hw.mac.type >= e1000_pch_lpt) {
-			e1000_enable_ulp_lpt_lp(&adapter->hw, TRUE);
-		}
+	if (!(adapter->wol & (E1000_WUFC_EX | E1000_WUFC_MAG | E1000_WUFC_MC)))
 		goto pme;
-	}
 
 	/* Advertise the wakeup capability */
 	ctrl = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, E1000_CTRL);