diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
index ff7f4c5115a1d098106a56ea814512c62fedd9e0..e868a377c898e128d2904d474831836f00f5e90e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
@@ -1593,8 +1593,6 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		fep->phy_interface = ret;
 	}
 
-	fec_reset_phy(pdev);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < FEC_IRQ_NUM; i++) {
 		irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, i);
 		if (irq < 0) {
@@ -1634,6 +1632,8 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ahb);
 	clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ipg);
 
+	fec_reset_phy(pdev);
+
 	ret = fec_enet_init(ndev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto failed_init;