diff --git a/sys/dev/ic/smc91cxx.c b/sys/dev/ic/smc91cxx.c
index 88acdef82da5..511264e07c66 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ic/smc91cxx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ic/smc91cxx.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: smc91cxx.c,v 1.20 1999/09/28 17:55:33 thorpej Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: smc91cxx.c,v 1.21 2000/01/17 07:06:57 itojun Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -928,20 +928,30 @@ smc91cxx_read(sc)
 
 	ifp->if_ipackets++;
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure to behave as IFF_SIMPLEX in all cases.
+	 * This is to cope with SMC91C92 (Megahertz XJ10BT), which
+	 * loops back packets to itself on promiscuous mode.
+	 * (should be ensured by chipset configuration)
+	 */
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_PROMISC) != 0) {
 		/*
-		 * Make sure to behave as IFF_SIMPLEX in all cases.
 		 * Drop multicast/broadcast packet looped back from myself.
-		 *
-		 * This is to cope with SMC91C92 (Megahertz XJ10BT), which
-		 * loops back multicast packet to itself on promiscuous mode.
-		 * (should be ensured by chipset configuration)
 		 */
 		if ((eh->ether_dhost[0] & 1) == 1 &&	/* mcast || bcast */
 		    ether_cmp(eh->ether_shost, LLADDR(ifp->if_sadl)) == 0) {
 			m_freem(m);
 			goto out;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If this is unicast and not for me, drop it.
+		 */
+		if ((eh->ether_dhost[0] & 1) == 0 &&	/* !mcast and !bcast */
+		    ether_cmp(eh->ether_dhost, LLADDR(ifp->if_sadl)) != 0) {
+			m_freem(m);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 #if NBPFILTER > 0
@@ -952,17 +962,6 @@ smc91cxx_read(sc)
 		bpf_mtap(ifp->if_bpf, m);
 #endif
 
-	if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_PROMISC) != 0) {
-		/*
-		 * If this is unicast and not for me, drop it.
-		 */
-		if ((eh->ether_dhost[0] & 1) == 0 &&	/* !mcast and !bcast */
-		    ether_cmp(eh->ether_dhost, LLADDR(ifp->if_sadl)) != 0) {
-			m_freem(m);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	m->m_pkthdr.len = m->m_len = packetlen;
 	(*ifp->if_input)(ifp, m);