diff --git a/drivers/net/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
index e7b4bc3820e3..241871589283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ struct rhine_private {
 	u8 tx_thresh, rx_thresh;
 
 	struct mii_if_info mii_if;
+	struct work_struct tx_timeout_task;
+	struct work_struct check_media_task;
 	void __iomem *base;
 };
 
@@ -497,6 +499,8 @@ static int  mdio_read(struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location);
 static void mdio_write(struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location, int value);
 static int  rhine_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static void rhine_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev);
+static void rhine_tx_timeout_task(struct net_device *dev);
+static void rhine_check_media_task(struct net_device *dev);
 static int  rhine_start_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 static irqreturn_t rhine_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *regs);
 static void rhine_tx(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -851,6 +855,12 @@ static int __devinit rhine_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (rp->quirks & rqRhineI)
 		dev->features |= NETIF_F_SG|NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&rp->tx_timeout_task,
+		  (void (*)(void *))rhine_tx_timeout_task, dev);
+
+	INIT_WORK(&rp->check_media_task,
+		  (void (*)(void *))rhine_check_media_task, dev);
+
 	/* dev->name not defined before register_netdev()! */
 	rc = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1077,6 +1087,11 @@ static void rhine_check_media(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int init_media)
 		   ioaddr + ChipCmd1);
 }
 
+static void rhine_check_media_task(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	rhine_check_media(dev, 0);
+}
+
 static void init_registers(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rhine_private *rp = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1130,8 +1145,8 @@ static void rhine_disable_linkmon(void __iomem *ioaddr, u32 quirks)
 	if (quirks & rqRhineI) {
 		iowrite8(0x01, ioaddr + MIIRegAddr);	// MII_BMSR
 
-		/* Can be called from ISR. Evil. */
-		mdelay(1);
+		/* Do not call from ISR! */
+		msleep(1);
 
 		/* 0x80 must be set immediately before turning it off */
 		iowrite8(0x80, ioaddr + MIICmd);
@@ -1219,6 +1234,16 @@ static int rhine_open(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static void rhine_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct rhine_private *rp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Move bulk of work outside of interrupt context
+	 */
+	schedule_work(&rp->tx_timeout_task);
+}
+
+static void rhine_tx_timeout_task(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rhine_private *rp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = rp->base;
@@ -1626,7 +1651,7 @@ static void rhine_error(struct net_device *dev, int intr_status)
 	spin_lock(&rp->lock);
 
 	if (intr_status & IntrLinkChange)
-		rhine_check_media(dev, 0);
+		schedule_work(&rp->check_media_task);
 	if (intr_status & IntrStatsMax) {
 		rp->stats.rx_crc_errors += ioread16(ioaddr + RxCRCErrs);
 		rp->stats.rx_missed_errors += ioread16(ioaddr + RxMissed);
@@ -1874,6 +1899,9 @@ static int rhine_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rp->lock);
 
 	free_irq(rp->pdev->irq, dev);
+
+	flush_scheduled_work();
+
 	free_rbufs(dev);
 	free_tbufs(dev);
 	free_ring(dev);