do {
                struct sky2_port *sky2;
                struct sky2_status_le *le  = hw->st_le + hw->st_idx;
-               unsigned port = le->css & CSS_LINK_BIT;
+               unsigned port;
                struct net_device *dev;
                struct sk_buff *skb;
                u32 status;
                u16 length;
+               u8 opcode = le->opcode;
+
+               if (!(opcode & HW_OWNER))
+                       break;
 
                hw->st_idx = RING_NEXT(hw->st_idx, STATUS_RING_SIZE);
 
+               port = le->css & CSS_LINK_BIT;
                dev = hw->dev[port];
                sky2 = netdev_priv(dev);
                length = le16_to_cpu(le->length);
                status = le32_to_cpu(le->status);
 
-               switch (le->opcode & ~HW_OWNER) {
+               le->opcode = 0;
+               switch (opcode & ~HW_OWNER) {
                case OP_RXSTAT:
                        ++rx[port];
                        skb = sky2_receive(dev, length, status);
                default:
                        if (net_ratelimit())
                                printk(KERN_WARNING PFX
-                                      "unknown status opcode 0x%x\n", le->opcode);
+                                      "unknown status opcode 0x%x\n", opcode);
                }
        } while (hw->st_idx != idx);