diff --git a/hw/net/pcnet.c b/hw/net/pcnet.c
index 7cb47b3f1f..ebe505784d 100644
--- a/hw/net/pcnet.c
+++ b/hw/net/pcnet.c
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ static void pcnet_s_reset(PCNetState *s)
     s->csr[94]  = 0x0000;
     s->csr[100] = 0x0200;
     s->csr[103] = 0x0105;
-    s->csr[103] = 0x0105;
     s->csr[112] = 0x0000;
     s->csr[114] = 0x0000;
     s->csr[122] = 0x0000;
diff --git a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
index 839d97ca86..0f485a0283 100644
--- a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
+++ b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ tdk_write(struct PHY *phy, unsigned int req, unsigned int data)
             phy->regs[regnum] = data;
             break;
     }
+
+    /* Unconditionally clear regs[BMCR][BMCR_RESET] */
+    phy->regs[0] &= ~0x8000;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index a4aadffc11..9db4dba769 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ ssize_t qemu_deliver_packet(NetClientState *sender,
 
     if (ret == 0) {
         nc->receive_disabled = 1;
-    };
+    }
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ RxFilterInfoList *qmp_query_rx_filter(bool has_name, const char *name,
         if (nc->info->type != NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC) {
             if (has_name) {
                 error_setg(errp, "net client(%s) isn't a NIC", name);
-                break;
+                return NULL;
             }
             continue;
         }
@@ -1064,11 +1064,15 @@ RxFilterInfoList *qmp_query_rx_filter(bool has_name, const char *name,
         } else if (has_name) {
             error_setg(errp, "net client(%s) doesn't support"
                        " rx-filter querying", name);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        if (has_name) {
             break;
         }
     }
 
-    if (filter_list == NULL && !error_is_set(errp) && has_name) {
+    if (filter_list == NULL && has_name) {
         error_setg(errp, "invalid net client name: %s", name);
     }
 
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index 8847ce100a..fc1b865e08 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -367,11 +367,8 @@ static int launch_script(const char *setup_script, const char *ifname, int fd)
     if (pid == 0) {
         int open_max = sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX), i;
 
-        for (i = 0; i < open_max; i++) {
-            if (i != STDIN_FILENO &&
-                i != STDOUT_FILENO &&
-                i != STDERR_FILENO &&
-                i != fd) {
+        for (i = 3; i < open_max; i++) {
+            if (i != fd) {
                 close(i);
             }
         }
@@ -452,11 +449,8 @@ static int net_bridge_run_helper(const char *helper, const char *bridge)
         char br_buf[6+IFNAMSIZ] = {0};
         char helper_cmd[PATH_MAX + sizeof(fd_buf) + sizeof(br_buf) + 15];
 
-        for (i = 0; i < open_max; i++) {
-            if (i != STDIN_FILENO &&
-                i != STDOUT_FILENO &&
-                i != STDERR_FILENO &&
-                i != sv[1]) {
+        for (i = 3; i < open_max; i++) {
+            if (i != sv[1]) {
                 close(i);
             }
         }