diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index fdc9ec09e453..da1a2500c91c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -2140,6 +2140,12 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_irq0;
 	}
 
+	/* Re-configure the port multiplexer towards the PHY device */
+	bcmgenet_mii_config(priv->dev, false);
+
+	phy_connect_direct(dev, priv->phydev, bcmgenet_mii_setup,
+			   priv->phy_interface);
+
 	bcmgenet_netif_start(dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2184,6 +2190,9 @@ static int bcmgenet_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	bcmgenet_netif_stop(dev);
 
+	/* Really kill the PHY state machine and disconnect from it */
+	phy_disconnect(priv->phydev);
+
 	/* Disable MAC receive */
 	umac_enable_set(priv, CMD_RX_EN, false);
 
@@ -2685,7 +2694,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
 
 	phy_init_hw(priv->phydev);
 	/* Speed settings must be restored */
-	bcmgenet_mii_config(priv->dev);
+	bcmgenet_mii_config(priv->dev, false);
 
 	/* disable ethernet MAC while updating its registers */
 	umac_enable_set(priv, CMD_TX_EN | CMD_RX_EN, false);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index dbf524ea3b19..31b2da5f9b82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -617,9 +617,10 @@ GENET_IO_MACRO(rbuf, GENET_RBUF_OFF);
 
 /* MDIO routines */
 int bcmgenet_mii_init(struct net_device *dev);
-int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev);
+int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev, bool init);
 void bcmgenet_mii_exit(struct net_device *dev);
 void bcmgenet_mii_reset(struct net_device *dev);
+void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* Wake-on-LAN routines */
 void bcmgenet_get_wol(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 9ff799a9f801..933cd7e7cd33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_mii_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
 /* setup netdev link state when PHY link status change and
  * update UMAC and RGMII block when link up
  */
-static void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev)
+void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = priv->phydev;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_moca_phy_setup(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
 	bcmgenet_sys_writel(priv, reg, SYS_PORT_CTRL);
 }
 
-int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev)
+int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev, bool init)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = priv->phydev;
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	dev_info(kdev, "configuring instance for %s\n", phy_name);
+	if (init)
+		dev_info(kdev, "configuring instance for %s\n", phy_name);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * PHY speed which is needed for bcmgenet_mii_config() to configure
 	 * things appropriately.
 	 */
-	ret = bcmgenet_mii_config(dev);
+	ret = bcmgenet_mii_config(dev, true);
 	if (ret) {
 		phy_disconnect(priv->phydev);
 		return ret;