diff --git a/hw/net/allwinner_emac.c b/hw/net/allwinner_emac.c
index 469f2f0edee929092603ed35da7982f05eaced26..91931acad6519b0ad27d9742bb5244aadceff867 100644
--- a/hw/net/allwinner_emac.c
+++ b/hw/net/allwinner_emac.c
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ static uint8_t padding[60];
 static void mii_set_link(RTL8201CPState *mii, bool link_ok)
 {
     if (link_ok) {
-        mii->bmsr |= MII_BMSR_LINK_ST;
+        mii->bmsr |= MII_BMSR_LINK_ST | MII_BMSR_AN_COMP;
         mii->anlpar |= MII_ANAR_TXFD | MII_ANAR_10FD | MII_ANAR_10 |
                        MII_ANAR_CSMACD;
     } else {
-        mii->bmsr &= ~MII_BMSR_LINK_ST;
+        mii->bmsr &= ~(MII_BMSR_LINK_ST | MII_BMSR_AN_COMP);
         mii->anlpar = MII_ANAR_TX;
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/net/allwinner_emac.h b/include/hw/net/allwinner_emac.h
index a5e944af05963a5484569fc0831a8dd6f09d75f2..5ae7717300ac0f123e7b45bea26591d8918977eb 100644
--- a/include/hw/net/allwinner_emac.h
+++ b/include/hw/net/allwinner_emac.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 #define MII_BMSR_10T_FD     (1 << 12)
 #define MII_BMSR_10T_HD     (1 << 11)
 #define MII_BMSR_MFPS       (1 << 6)
+#define MII_BMSR_AN_COMP    (1 << 5)
 #define MII_BMSR_AUTONEG    (1 << 3)
 #define MII_BMSR_LINK_ST    (1 << 2)