diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index ab4614113403455c1eee1c2ad69c7cebc6da5c9d..422ff6333c52da8c4a212123bdaf443945613e02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ static int ksz9031_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		phydev->link = 0;
 		if (phydev->drv->config_intr && phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev))
 			phydev->drv->config_intr(phydev);
+		return genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;