diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/interface.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/interface.c
index d54cc7b990..a2905aea3d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/interface.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/interface.c
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ wb_mii_readreg(wb_device *device, wb_mii_frame *frame)
 	/* Check for ack */
 	SIO_CLR(WB_SIO_MII_CLK);
 	MII_DELAY(device);
+	ack = read32(device->reg_base + WB_SIO) & WB_SIO_MII_DATAOUT;
 	SIO_SET(WB_SIO_MII_CLK);
 	MII_DELAY(device);
-	ack = read32(device->reg_base + WB_SIO) & WB_SIO_MII_DATAOUT;
 	SIO_CLR(WB_SIO_MII_CLK);
 	MII_DELAY(device);
 	SIO_SET(WB_SIO_MII_CLK);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/wb840.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/wb840.c
index bd2b96736a..aaa1f858a5 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/wb840.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wb840/wb840.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2003-2004 
+/* Copyright (c) 2003-2005
  * Stefano Ceccherini <burton666@libero.it>. All rights reserved.
  * This file is released under the MIT license
  */
@@ -293,9 +293,7 @@ wb_set_rx_filter(wb_device *device)
 {
 	// TODO: Basically we just config the filter to accept broadcasts
 	// packets. We'll need also to configure it to multicast.
-	int32 rxFilter = read32(device->reg_base + WB_NETCFG);
-
-	write32(device->reg_base + WB_NETCFG, rxFilter | WB_NETCFG_RX_BROAD);
+	WB_SETBIT(device->reg_base + WB_NETCFG, WB_NETCFG_RX_BROAD);
 }