diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
index 069a155d16ed40c57da5e70a8088eef767d0690b..61d2e6202bf378be429ed54b6577574ce7242b12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
@@ -934,24 +934,28 @@ static void fec_enet_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 		goto spin_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Duplex link change */
 	if (phy_dev->link) {
-		if (fep->full_duplex != phy_dev->duplex) {
-			fec_restart(ndev, phy_dev->duplex);
-			/* prevent unnecessary second fec_restart() below */
+		if (!fep->link) {
 			fep->link = phy_dev->link;
 			status_change = 1;
 		}
-	}
 
-	/* Link on or off change */
-	if (phy_dev->link != fep->link) {
-		fep->link = phy_dev->link;
-		if (phy_dev->link)
+		if (fep->full_duplex != phy_dev->duplex)
+			status_change = 1;
+
+		if (phy_dev->speed != fep->speed) {
+			fep->speed = phy_dev->speed;
+			status_change = 1;
+		}
+
+		/* if any of the above changed restart the FEC */
+		if (status_change)
 			fec_restart(ndev, phy_dev->duplex);
-		else
+	} else {
+		if (fep->link) {
 			fec_stop(ndev);
-		status_change = 1;
+			status_change = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 spin_unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index f5390071efd0622832686d753f501c49039906c2..eb4372962839c216ed1ad68e29ba09a7aaf487ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 	phy_interface_t	phy_interface;
 	int	link;
 	int	full_duplex;
+	int	speed;
 	struct	completion mdio_done;
 	int	irq[FEC_IRQ_NUM];
 	int	bufdesc_ex;