diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 8e429e865552214cba6a882d0ad7f2c473857139..1bed2ee4d709f3218f1c16438d52a8df57586edd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ static int sh_eth_nway_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (!ndev->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return phy_start_aneg(ndev->phydev);
+	return phy_restart_aneg(ndev->phydev);
 }
 
 static u32 sh_eth_get_msglevel(struct net_device *ndev)