diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
index 5ef5d728c250..065a63123863 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
 #define PHY_ST		0x8A	/* PHY status register */
 #define MAC_SM		0xAC	/* MAC status machine */
 #define  MAC_SM_RST	0x0002	/* MAC status machine reset */
+#define MD_CSC		0xb6	/* MDC speed control register */
+#define  MD_CSC_DEFAULT	0x0030
 #define MAC_ID		0xBE	/* Identifier register */
 
 #define TX_DCNT		0x80	/* TX descriptor count */
@@ -368,8 +370,9 @@ static void r6040_reset_mac(struct r6040_private *lp)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = lp->base;
 	int limit = MAC_DEF_TIMEOUT;
-	u16 cmd;
+	u16 cmd, md_csc;
 
+	md_csc = ioread16(ioaddr + MD_CSC);
 	iowrite16(MAC_RST, ioaddr + MCR1);
 	while (limit--) {
 		cmd = ioread16(ioaddr + MCR1);
@@ -381,6 +384,10 @@ static void r6040_reset_mac(struct r6040_private *lp)
 	iowrite16(MAC_SM_RST, ioaddr + MAC_SM);
 	iowrite16(0, ioaddr + MAC_SM);
 	mdelay(5);
+
+	/* Restore MDIO clock frequency */
+	if (md_csc != MD_CSC_DEFAULT)
+		iowrite16(md_csc, ioaddr + MD_CSC);
 }
 
 static void r6040_init_mac_regs(struct net_device *dev)