diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index a898e5c4ef1b465768c3216fc1985382c23eba89..8e73f5f36e7120a5aa28b6e0dfb992eca3330e3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -364,9 +364,6 @@ int __mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *bus, struct module *owner)
 
 	mutex_init(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
-	if (bus->reset)
-		bus->reset(bus);
-
 	/* de-assert bus level PHY GPIO resets */
 	if (bus->num_reset_gpios > 0) {
 		bus->reset_gpiod = devm_kcalloc(&bus->dev,
@@ -396,6 +393,9 @@ int __mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *bus, struct module *owner)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (bus->reset)
+		bus->reset(bus);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++) {
 		if ((bus->phy_mask & (1 << i)) == 0) {
 			struct phy_device *phydev;