diff -upr linux-2.6.17/drivers/net/sunlance.c linux-new/drivers/net/sunlance.c
--- linux-2.6.17/drivers/net/sunlance.c	2006-08-10 08:58:34.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-new/drivers/net/sunlance.c	2006-08-12 15:02:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -1570,7 +1570,17 @@ static int __devinit sunlance_sbus_probe
 	int err;
 
 	if (!strcmp(dp->name, "le")) {
-		err = sparc_lance_probe_one(sdev, NULL, NULL);
+		if (sdev->parent) {
+			struct of_device *parent = &sdev->parent->ofdev;
+
+			if (!strcmp(parent->node->name, "ledma") ||
+			    !strcmp(parent->node->name, "lebuffer")) {
+				/* this is a child of already probed device */
+				err = 0;
+			} else
+				err = sparc_lance_probe_one(sdev->child, NULL, NULL);
+		} else
+			err = sparc_lance_probe_one(sdev->child, NULL, NULL);
 	} else if (!strcmp(dp->name, "ledma")) {
 		struct sbus_dma *ledma = find_ledma(sdev);