diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c
index 7b5735c5ea594e72b3884380052d10f6235c44e9..d771999a16720aaebb722362f2a4334d3f9ce536 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ static inline void mx53_evk_fec_reset(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* reset FEC PHY */
-	ret = gpio_request(SMD_FEC_PHY_RST, "fec-phy-reset");
+	ret = gpio_request_one(SMD_FEC_PHY_RST, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
+							"fec-phy-reset");
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR"failed to get GPIO_FEC_PHY_RESET: %d\n", ret);
 		return;
 	}
-	gpio_direction_output(SMD_FEC_PHY_RST, 0);
-	gpio_set_value(SMD_FEC_PHY_RST, 0);
 	msleep(1);
 	gpio_set_value(SMD_FEC_PHY_RST, 1);
 }