diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sx-sdb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sx-sdb.dts
index 1e6e5cc1c14c..8c1febd7e3f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sx-sdb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sx-sdb.dts
@@ -159,13 +159,28 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_enet1>;
 	phy-supply = <&reg_enet_3v3>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii";
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy1>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	mdio {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
+
+		ethphy1: ethernet-phy@0 {
+			reg = <0>;
+		};
+
+		ethphy2: ethernet-phy@1 {
+			reg = <1>;
+		};
+	};
 };
 
 &fec2 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_enet2>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii";
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy2>;
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-twr.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-twr.dts
index a0f762159cb2..f2b64b1b00fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-twr.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-twr.dts
@@ -129,13 +129,28 @@
 
 &fec0 {
 	phy-mode = "rmii";
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_fec0>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	mdio {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
+
+		ethphy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+			reg = <0>;
+		};
+
+		ethphy1: ethernet-phy@1 {
+			reg = <1>;
+		};
+	};
 };
 
 &fec1 {
 	phy-mode = "rmii";
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy1>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_fec1>;
 	status = "okay";
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index 469691ad4a1e..40132929daf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ struct bufdesc_ex {
  * (40ns * 6).
  */
 #define FEC_QUIRK_BUG_CAPTURE		(1 << 10)
+/* Controller has only one MDIO bus */
+#define FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO		(1 << 11)
 
 struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q {
 	int index;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index dbcab1cecf68..bba87775419d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ static struct platform_device_id fec_devtype[] = {
 		.driver_data = 0,
 	}, {
 		.name = "imx28-fec",
-		.driver_data = FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC | FEC_QUIRK_SWAP_FRAME,
+		.driver_data = FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC | FEC_QUIRK_SWAP_FRAME |
+				FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO,
 	}, {
 		.name = "imx6q-fec",
 		.driver_data = FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC | FEC_QUIRK_HAS_GBIT |
@@ -1937,7 +1938,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int err = -ENXIO, i;
 
 	/*
-	 * The dual fec interfaces are not equivalent with enet-mac.
+	 * The i.MX28 dual fec interfaces are not equal.
 	 * Here are the differences:
 	 *
 	 *  - fec0 supports MII & RMII modes while fec1 only supports RMII
@@ -1952,7 +1953,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * mdio interface in board design, and need to be configured by
 	 * fec0 mii_bus.
 	 */
-	if ((fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC) && fep->dev_id > 0) {
+	if ((fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO) && fep->dev_id > 0) {
 		/* fec1 uses fec0 mii_bus */
 		if (mii_cnt && fec0_mii_bus) {
 			fep->mii_bus = fec0_mii_bus;
@@ -2015,7 +2016,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mii_cnt++;
 
 	/* save fec0 mii_bus */
-	if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC)
+	if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO)
 		fec0_mii_bus = fep->mii_bus;
 
 	return 0;