diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
index d2caeb9edc044ce516d2be05a6ff00cbfd82052f..28d582c18afb9f5b9846428747fc5568c672e5e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct netsec_priv {
 	struct clk *clk;
 	u32 msg_enable;
 	u32 freq;
+	u32 phy_addr;
 	bool rx_cksum_offload_flag;
 };
 
@@ -1346,11 +1347,11 @@ static int netsec_netdev_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	netsec_uninit_pkt_dring(priv, NETSEC_RING_TX);
 	netsec_uninit_pkt_dring(priv, NETSEC_RING_RX);
 
-	ret = netsec_reset_hardware(priv, false);
-
 	phy_stop(ndev->phydev);
 	phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
 
+	ret = netsec_reset_hardware(priv, false);
+
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(priv->dev);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1360,6 +1361,7 @@ static int netsec_netdev_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct netsec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int ret;
+	u16 data;
 
 	ret = netsec_alloc_dring(priv, NETSEC_RING_TX);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1369,6 +1371,11 @@ static int netsec_netdev_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err1;
 
+	/* set phy power down */
+	data = netsec_phy_read(priv->mii_bus, priv->phy_addr, MII_BMCR) |
+		BMCR_PDOWN;
+	netsec_phy_write(priv->mii_bus, priv->phy_addr, MII_BMCR, data);
+
 	ret = netsec_reset_hardware(priv, true);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err2;
@@ -1418,7 +1425,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops netsec_netdev_ops = {
 };
 
 static int netsec_of_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
-			   struct netsec_priv *priv)
+			   struct netsec_priv *priv, u32 *phy_addr)
 {
 	priv->phy_np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "phy-handle", 0);
 	if (!priv->phy_np) {
@@ -1426,6 +1433,8 @@ static int netsec_of_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	*phy_addr = of_mdio_parse_addr(&pdev->dev, priv->phy_np);
+
 	priv->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL); /* get by 'phy_ref_clk' */
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "phy_ref_clk not found\n");
@@ -1626,12 +1635,14 @@ static int netsec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (dev_of_node(&pdev->dev))
-		ret = netsec_of_probe(pdev, priv);
+		ret = netsec_of_probe(pdev, priv, &phy_addr);
 	else
 		ret = netsec_acpi_probe(pdev, priv, &phy_addr);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_ndev;
 
+	priv->phy_addr = phy_addr;
+
 	if (!priv->freq) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "missing PHY reference clock frequency\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;