diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
index 46eabb9aff51a0d38554890954c9f7d1d5a77131..611a420dbfdd0d41c178bab2b44d44afa2b74c98 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
@@ -883,5 +883,9 @@ int __init board_register_devices(void)
 
 	platform_device_register(&bcm63xx_gpio_leds);
 
+	if (board.ephy_reset_gpio && board.ephy_reset_gpio_flags)
+		gpio_request_one(board.ephy_reset_gpio,
+				board.ephy_reset_gpio_flags, "ephy-reset");
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
index 682bcf3b492ae65cdfa19fd27c6fbb62552dc185..5981fe0c3dfb3e7d9ee7c3d3d1773b4746d8ec70 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ struct board_info {
 
 	/* GPIO LEDs */
 	struct gpio_led leds[5];
+
+	/* External PHY reset GPIO */
+	unsigned int ephy_reset_gpio;
+
+	/* External PHY reset GPIO flags from gpio.h */
+	unsigned long ephy_reset_gpio_flags;
 };
 
 #endif /* ! BOARD_BCM963XX_H_ */