diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index b1f959935f50ceba9d23850e01d56f4f16d28e63..b7df0295a3ca380f74c831f3f8f1d9ed9d93b100 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -344,6 +344,17 @@ static int ksz8041_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
 }
 
+static int ksz8061_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD, MDIO_DEVID1, 0xB61A);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return kszphy_config_init(phydev);
+}
+
 static int ksz9021_load_values_from_of(struct phy_device *phydev,
 				       const struct device_node *of_node,
 				       u16 reg,
@@ -1040,7 +1051,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.name		= "Micrel KSZ8061",
 	.phy_id_mask	= MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK,
 	.features	= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES,
-	.config_init	= kszphy_config_init,
+	.config_init	= ksz8061_config_init,
 	.ack_interrupt	= kszphy_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= kszphy_config_intr,
 	.suspend	= genphy_suspend,