diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index c634ddbbd21d1997e1c29b140caef120bfb538e7..2efe72f94869b34cca204997b46ecba4fe6e885b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -907,6 +907,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_power_up(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 	}
 
 	bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
+	if (mode == GENET_POWER_PASSIVE)
+		bcmgenet_phy_power_set(priv->dev, true);
 }
 
 /* ioctl handle special commands that are not present in ethtool. */