u8 i, *speed, old_speed, good_speed;
        int ret;
 
-       speed = ci->host->speed + NODEID_TO_NODE(ci->nodeid);
+       speed = &(ci->host->speed[NODEID_TO_NODE(ci->nodeid)]);
        old_speed = *speed;
        good_speed = IEEE1394_SPEED_MAX + 1;
 
        octlet_t guid;
        struct csr1212_csr *csr;
        struct nodemgr_csr_info *ci;
+       u8 *speed;
 
        ci = kmalloc(sizeof(*ci), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ci)
        ci->host = host;
        ci->nodeid = nodeid;
        ci->generation = generation;
-       ci->speed_unverified =
-               host->speed[NODEID_TO_NODE(nodeid)] > IEEE1394_SPEED_100;
+
+       /* Prepare for speed probe which occurs when reading the ROM */
+       speed = &(host->speed[NODEID_TO_NODE(nodeid)]);
+       if (*speed > host->csr.lnk_spd)
+               *speed = host->csr.lnk_spd;
+       ci->speed_unverified = *speed > IEEE1394_SPEED_100;
 
        /* We need to detect when the ConfigROM's generation has changed,
         * so we only update the node's info when it needs to be.  */
                nodemgr_create_node(guid, csr, hi, nodeid, generation);
        else
                nodemgr_update_node(ne, csr, hi, nodeid, generation);
-
-       return;
 }