diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index c731465d19997432e30d765be97eed061c5704a3..786d2148dd673d986513f6b9baae603dadf379d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -1433,6 +1433,18 @@ static s32 e1000_check_for_copper_link_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 			emi_addr = I217_RX_CONFIG;
 		ret_val = e1000_write_emi_reg_locked(hw, emi_addr, emi_val);
 
+		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_pch_lpt ||
+		    hw->mac.type == e1000_pch_spt) {
+			u16 phy_reg;
+
+			e1e_rphy_locked(hw, I217_PLL_CLOCK_GATE_REG, &phy_reg);
+			phy_reg &= ~I217_PLL_CLOCK_GATE_MASK;
+			if (speed == SPEED_100 || speed == SPEED_10)
+				phy_reg |= 0x3E8;
+			else
+				phy_reg |= 0xFA;
+			e1e_wphy_locked(hw, I217_PLL_CLOCK_GATE_REG, phy_reg);
+		}
 		hw->phy.ops.release(hw);
 
 		if (ret_val)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.h
index 34c551e322ebd30a6b3dd4bf994f3df957228db6..7d85f002c3d216d5c6036316119679c17b5ca340 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.h
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@
 #define HV_PM_CTRL_PLL_STOP_IN_K1_GIGA	0x100
 #define HV_PM_CTRL_K1_ENABLE		0x4000
 
+#define I217_PLL_CLOCK_GATE_REG	PHY_REG(772, 28)
+#define I217_PLL_CLOCK_GATE_MASK	0x07FF
+
 #define SW_FLAG_TIMEOUT		1000	/* SW Semaphore flag timeout in ms */
 
 /* Inband Control */