diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index fcc729d52b17450f1678f4517b67b89d9a7a5433..3685db6dc93d4290f5bb12b58a90ab2ac09c5e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -11750,6 +11750,8 @@ static void bnxt_fw_init_one_p3(struct bnxt *bp)
 	bnxt_hwrm_coal_params_qcaps(bp);
 }
 
+static int bnxt_probe_phy(struct bnxt *bp, bool fw_dflt);
+
 static int bnxt_fw_init_one(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -11764,6 +11766,9 @@ static int bnxt_fw_init_one(struct bnxt *bp)
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "Firmware init phase 2 failed\n");
 		return rc;
 	}
+	rc = bnxt_probe_phy(bp, false);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	rc = bnxt_approve_mac(bp, bp->dev->dev_addr, false);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;