diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 853a05e0691f2a1bb3be8002701eeb2d95c6dc69..a17a3c93e398cea42714c8649546577728b48e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,13 @@ static int tg3_mdio_init(struct tg3 *tp)
 				    TG3_CPMU_PHY_STRAP_IS_SERDES;
 		if (is_serdes)
 			tp->phy_addr += 7;
+	} else if (tg3_flag(tp, IS_SSB_CORE) && tg3_flag(tp, ROBOSWITCH)) {
+		int addr;
+
+		addr = ssb_gige_get_phyaddr(tp->pdev);
+		if (addr < 0)
+			return addr;
+		tp->phy_addr = addr;
 	} else
 		tp->phy_addr = TG3_PHY_MII_ADDR;
 
@@ -17366,8 +17373,10 @@ static int tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			tg3_flag_set(tp, FLUSH_POSTED_WRITES);
 		if (ssb_gige_one_dma_at_once(pdev))
 			tg3_flag_set(tp, ONE_DMA_AT_ONCE);
-		if (ssb_gige_have_roboswitch(pdev))
+		if (ssb_gige_have_roboswitch(pdev)) {
+			tg3_flag_set(tp, USE_PHYLIB);
 			tg3_flag_set(tp, ROBOSWITCH);
+		}
 		if (ssb_gige_is_rgmii(pdev))
 			tg3_flag_set(tp, RGMII_MODE);
 	}