diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
index f77a2d9e7f9d85b9be5c78c961632119c018c26c..456a1f882b097888bfbaa814cc61f69fa0d86971 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 
 enum {
+	MV_PMA_BOOT		= 0xc050,
+	MV_PMA_BOOT_FATAL	= BIT(0),
+
 	MV_PCS_BASE_T		= 0x0000,
 	MV_PCS_BASE_R		= 0x1000,
 	MV_PCS_1000BASEX	= 0x2000,
@@ -226,6 +229,16 @@ static int mv3310_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	    (phydev->c45_ids.devices_in_package & mmd_mask) != mmd_mask)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ret = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD, MV_PMA_BOOT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ret & MV_PMA_BOOT_FATAL) {
+		dev_warn(&phydev->mdio.dev,
+			 "PHY failed to boot firmware, status=%04x\n", ret);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;