diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 1ae075a246a3..aa5e744ec098 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev)
 		writel(0x0, fep->hwp + FEC_X_CNTRL);
 	}
 
+	/* Prevent an MII event being report when changing speed */
+	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_MII_DATA);
+
 	/* Set MII speed */
 	writel(fep->phy_speed, fep->hwp + FEC_MII_SPEED);
 
@@ -1182,6 +1185,10 @@ fec_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 		writel(val, fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
 		fec_enet_stop_mode(fep, true);
 	}
+
+	/* Prevent an MII event being report when changing speed */
+	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_MII_DATA);
+
 	writel(fep->phy_speed, fep->hwp + FEC_MII_SPEED);
 
 	/* We have to keep ENET enabled to have MII interrupt stay working */
@@ -2142,6 +2149,16 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (suppress_preamble)
 		fep->phy_speed |= BIT(7);
 
+	/* Clear MMFR to avoid to generate MII event by writing MSCR.
+	 * MII event generation condition:
+	 * - writing MSCR:
+	 *	- mmfr[31:0]_not_zero & mscr[7:0]_is_zero &
+	 *	  mscr_reg_data_in[7:0] != 0
+	 * - writing MMFR:
+	 *	- mscr[7:0]_not_zero
+	 */
+	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_MII_DATA);
+
 	writel(fep->phy_speed, fep->hwp + FEC_MII_SPEED);
 
 	/* Clear any pending transaction complete indication */