diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
index d4670ecdb1ba16191ba1976f65a4fc4309e1d8c5..eda0a6e869189a823e37a93ba50630c589bf6d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ static int rtl8211f_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	phy_write(phydev, RTL821x_PAGE_SELECT, 0xa42);
 	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED)
 		err = phy_write(phydev, RTL821x_INER,
 				RTL8211F_INER_LINK_STATUS);
 	else
 		err = phy_write(phydev, RTL821x_INER, 0);
+	phy_write(phydev, RTL821x_PAGE_SELECT, 0);
 
 	return err;
 }