diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index fdc9ec09e453510636460780226e0349cc51b9a5..34055fd59c74487f58af0d828036bcdf24238530 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -2140,6 +2140,9 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_irq0;
 	}
 
+	phy_connect_direct(dev, priv->phydev, bcmgenet_mii_setup,
+			   priv->phy_interface);
+
 	bcmgenet_netif_start(dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2184,6 +2187,9 @@ static int bcmgenet_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	bcmgenet_netif_stop(dev);
 
+	/* Really kill the PHY state machine and disconnect from it */
+	phy_disconnect(priv->phydev);
+
 	/* Disable MAC receive */
 	umac_enable_set(priv, CMD_RX_EN, false);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index dbf524ea3b19561bc1098b3cd58620cf9d66ac43..44b55b8c220fbaa4a48a886c6ec26d9f867d6939 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_init(struct net_device *dev);
 int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev);
 void bcmgenet_mii_exit(struct net_device *dev);
 void bcmgenet_mii_reset(struct net_device *dev);
+void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* Wake-on-LAN routines */
 void bcmgenet_get_wol(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 9ff799a9f8019dafe2d47be33aba738921e588a3..9c5fee782ccf8558c35266228937ccc59ad3edb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_mii_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
 /* setup netdev link state when PHY link status change and
  * update UMAC and RGMII block when link up
  */
-static void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev)
+void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = priv->phydev;