diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
index e3eb96443c97ad0bc6e03ad0784a119d35b89ee7..1dcbd3ff9e38db0ff91620f0cae2da29c4d66c61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@
 #define MII_88E3016_DISABLE_SCRAMBLER	0x0200
 #define MII_88E3016_AUTO_MDIX_CROSSOVER	0x0030
 
+#define MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1		0x14
+#define MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1_MODE_MASK	0x7
+#define MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1_MODE_SGMII	0x1	/* SGMII to copper */
+#define MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1_RESET	0x8000	/* Soft reset */
+
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Marvell PHY driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andy Fleming");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -438,6 +443,41 @@ static int m88e1318_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return m88e1121_config_aneg(phydev);
 }
 
+static int m88e1510_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err;
+	int temp;
+
+	/* SGMII-to-Copper mode initialization */
+	if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII) {
+		/* Select page 18 */
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_MARVELL_PHY_PAGE, 18);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
+		/* In reg 20, write MODE[2:0] = 0x1 (SGMII to Copper) */
+		temp = phy_read(phydev, MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1);
+		temp &= ~MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1_MODE_MASK;
+		temp |= MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1_MODE_SGMII;
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1, temp);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
+		/* PHY reset is necessary after changing MODE[2:0] */
+		temp |= MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1_RESET;
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_88E1510_GEN_CTRL_REG_1, temp);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
+		/* Reset page selection */
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_MARVELL_PHY_PAGE, 0);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int m88e1510_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1259,6 +1299,7 @@ static struct phy_driver marvell_drivers[] = {
 		.features = PHY_GBIT_FEATURES,
 		.flags = PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
 		.probe = marvell_probe,
+		.config_init = &m88e1510_config_init,
 		.config_aneg = &m88e1510_config_aneg,
 		.read_status = &marvell_read_status,
 		.ack_interrupt = &marvell_ack_interrupt,