diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
index 3320a179ee360c6b3e8d90b6355f5cd18c8b4630..e6897b6a8a53190dd0cea06d863fb88f397fd197 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define MII_M1011_PHY_SCR_MDI_X		0x0020
 #define MII_M1011_PHY_SCR_AUTO_CROSS	0x0060
 
+#define MII_M1145_PHY_EXT_ADDR_PAGE	0x16
 #define MII_M1145_PHY_EXT_SR		0x1b
 #define MII_M1145_PHY_EXT_CR		0x14
 #define MII_M1145_RGMII_RX_DELAY	0x0080
@@ -552,6 +553,16 @@ static int m88e1111_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_M1111_PHY_EXT_SR, temp);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
+
+		/* make sure copper is selected */
+		err = phy_read(phydev, MII_M1145_PHY_EXT_ADDR_PAGE);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
+		err = phy_write(phydev, MII_M1145_PHY_EXT_ADDR_PAGE,
+				err & (~0xff));
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RTBI) {