diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
index ee1e67df1e7b..14019b3197f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
@@ -795,10 +795,15 @@ static int gswip_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	/* Configure the MDIO Clock 2.5 MHz */
 	gswip_mdio_mask(priv, 0xff, 0x09, GSWIP_MDIO_MDC_CFG1);
 
-	/* Disable the xMII link */
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->hw_info->max_ports; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->hw_info->max_ports; i++) {
+		/* Disable the xMII link */
 		gswip_mii_mask_cfg(priv, GSWIP_MII_CFG_EN, 0, i);
 
+		/* Automatically select the xMII interface clock */
+		gswip_mii_mask_cfg(priv, GSWIP_MII_CFG_RATE_MASK,
+				   GSWIP_MII_CFG_RATE_AUTO, i);
+	}
+
 	/* enable special tag insertion on cpu port */
 	gswip_switch_mask(priv, 0, GSWIP_FDMA_PCTRL_STEN,
 			  GSWIP_FDMA_PCTRLp(cpu_port));