diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
index 1e9ad30a35c8e50b9eead2d5f749c8381fd50624..d7ed69deabfbf6f91366c2e21c230c30ef49c9fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ static int bcm54210e_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	val &= ~BCM54810_SHD_CLK_CTL_GTXCLK_EN;
 	bcm_phy_write_shadow(phydev, BCM54810_SHD_CLK_CTL, val);
 
+	if (phydev->dev_flags & PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE) {
+		val = phy_read(phydev, MII_CTRL1000);
+		val |= CTL1000_AS_MASTER | CTL1000_ENABLE_MASTER;
+		phy_write(phydev, MII_CTRL1000, val);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/brcmphy.h b/include/linux/brcmphy.h
index abcda9b458ab65143acb1fb28b50225adbec83fd..9ac9e3e3d1e59db1ef31f62c03083448f2df595d 100644
--- a/include/linux/brcmphy.h
+++ b/include/linux/brcmphy.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define PHY_BRCM_EXT_IBND_TX_ENABLE	0x00002000
 #define PHY_BRCM_CLEAR_RGMII_MODE	0x00004000
 #define PHY_BRCM_DIS_TXCRXC_NOENRGY	0x00008000
+#define PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE		0x00010000
 
 /* Broadcom BCM7xxx specific workarounds */
 #define PHY_BRCM_7XXX_REV(x)		(((x) >> 8) & 0xff)