diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 193722334d93..89a63fdbe0e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -890,13 +890,13 @@ static void bgmac_chip_reset_idm_config(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 
 		if (iost & BGMAC_BCMA_IOST_ATTACHED) {
 			flags = BGMAC_BCMA_IOCTL_SW_CLKEN;
-			if (!bgmac->has_robosw)
+			if (bgmac->in_init || !bgmac->has_robosw)
 				flags |= BGMAC_BCMA_IOCTL_SW_RESET;
 		}
 		bgmac_clk_enable(bgmac, flags);
 	}
 
-	if (iost & BGMAC_BCMA_IOST_ATTACHED && !bgmac->has_robosw)
+	if (iost & BGMAC_BCMA_IOST_ATTACHED && (bgmac->in_init || !bgmac->has_robosw))
 		bgmac_idm_write(bgmac, BCMA_IOCTL,
 				bgmac_idm_read(bgmac, BCMA_IOCTL) &
 				~BGMAC_BCMA_IOCTL_SW_RESET);
@@ -1489,6 +1489,8 @@ int bgmac_enet_probe(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 	struct net_device *net_dev = bgmac->net_dev;
 	int err;
 
+	bgmac->in_init = true;
+
 	bgmac_chip_intrs_off(bgmac);
 
 	net_dev->irq = bgmac->irq;
@@ -1538,6 +1540,8 @@ int bgmac_enet_probe(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 	net_dev->hw_features = net_dev->features;
 	net_dev->vlan_features = net_dev->features;
 
+	bgmac->in_init = false;
+
 	err = register_netdev(bgmac->net_dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(bgmac->dev, "Cannot register net device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h
index 40d02fec2747..76930b8353d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h
@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ struct bgmac {
 	int irq;
 	u32 int_mask;
 
+	bool in_init;
+
 	/* Current MAC state */
 	int mac_speed;
 	int mac_duplex;