diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
index dd6f54d1b49539a39fb2b18bfd19d2a5e10f3746..6f69b9ba0df8994736e9f1a0eaad78b0a52f497f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
@@ -155,8 +155,27 @@ static int marvell_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		return err;
 
 	err = genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 
-	return err;
+	if (phydev->autoneg != AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
+		int bmcr;
+
+		/*
+		 * A write to speed/duplex bits (that is performed by
+		 * genphy_config_aneg() call above) must be followed by
+		 * a software reset. Otherwise, the write has no effect.
+		 */
+		bmcr = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+		if (bmcr < 0)
+			return bmcr;
+
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, bmcr | BMCR_RESET);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int m88e1121_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)