diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index a6f06d59a64a2dbec689ba4a5587c7b7205d3bf9..3229398630f6a34fc231d4c3b877b81daf6d9f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X540 = {
 	.identify               = &ixgbe_identify_phy_generic,
 	.identify_sfp           = &ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic,
 	.init			= NULL,
-	.reset                  = &ixgbe_reset_phy_generic,
+	.reset                  = NULL,
 	.read_reg               = &ixgbe_read_phy_reg_generic,
 	.write_reg              = &ixgbe_write_phy_reg_generic,
 	.setup_link             = &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_generic,