diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
index be6fa24baf425d338b9cdf04da9105f1710082c3..19865530e0b13c24e5d74def6cbd55e77b0ad378 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 /* Extended Registers */
 #define DP83867_CFG4            0x0031
 #define DP83867_RGMIICTL	0x0032
+#define DP83867_STRAP_STS1	0x006E
 #define DP83867_RGMIIDCTL	0x0086
 #define DP83867_IO_MUX_CFG	0x0170
 
@@ -58,9 +59,13 @@
 #define DP83867_RGMII_TX_CLK_DELAY_EN		BIT(1)
 #define DP83867_RGMII_RX_CLK_DELAY_EN		BIT(0)
 
+/* STRAP_STS1 bits */
+#define DP83867_STRAP_STS1_RESERVED		BIT(11)
+
 /* PHY CTRL bits */
 #define DP83867_PHYCR_FIFO_DEPTH_SHIFT		14
 #define DP83867_PHYCR_FIFO_DEPTH_MASK		(3 << 14)
+#define DP83867_PHYCR_RESERVED_MASK		BIT(11)
 
 /* RGMIIDCTL bits */
 #define DP83867_RGMII_TX_CLK_DELAY_SHIFT	4
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ static int dp83867_of_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 static int dp83867_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct dp83867_private *dp83867;
-	int ret, val;
+	int ret, val, bs;
 	u16 delay;
 
 	if (!phydev->priv) {
@@ -215,6 +220,22 @@ static int dp83867_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 			return val;
 		val &= ~DP83867_PHYCR_FIFO_DEPTH_MASK;
 		val |= (dp83867->fifo_depth << DP83867_PHYCR_FIFO_DEPTH_SHIFT);
+
+		/* The code below checks if "port mirroring" N/A MODE4 has been
+		 * enabled during power on bootstrap.
+		 *
+		 * Such N/A mode enabled by mistake can put PHY IC in some
+		 * internal testing mode and disable RGMII transmission.
+		 *
+		 * In this particular case one needs to check STRAP_STS1
+		 * register's bit 11 (marked as RESERVED).
+		 */
+
+		bs = phy_read_mmd_indirect(phydev, DP83867_STRAP_STS1,
+					   DP83867_DEVADDR);
+		if (bs & DP83867_STRAP_STS1_RESERVED)
+			val &= ~DP83867_PHYCR_RESERVED_MASK;
+
 		ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_DP83867_PHYCTRL, val);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;