diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
index c924700cf37b..922f0f8973b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
@@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ static int mdio_remove(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mdio_shutdown(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mdio_device *mdiodev = to_mdio_device(dev);
+	struct device_driver *drv = mdiodev->dev.driver;
+	struct mdio_driver *mdiodrv = to_mdio_driver(drv);
+
+	if (mdiodrv->shutdown)
+		mdiodrv->shutdown(mdiodev);
+}
+
 /**
  * mdio_driver_register - register an mdio_driver with the MDIO layer
  * @new_driver: new mdio_driver to register
@@ -190,6 +200,7 @@ int mdio_driver_register(struct mdio_driver *drv)
 	mdiodrv->driver.bus = &mdio_bus_type;
 	mdiodrv->driver.probe = mdio_probe;
 	mdiodrv->driver.remove = mdio_remove;
+	mdiodrv->driver.shutdown = mdio_shutdown;
 
 	retval = driver_register(&mdiodrv->driver);
 	if (retval) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio.h b/include/linux/mdio.h
index bfa7114167d7..85325e110a79 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ struct mdio_driver {
 
 	/* Clears up any memory if needed */
 	void (*remove)(struct mdio_device *mdiodev);
+
+	/* Quiesces the device on system shutdown, turns off interrupts etc */
+	void (*shutdown)(struct mdio_device *mdiodev);
 };
 #define to_mdio_driver(d)						\
 	container_of(to_mdio_common_driver(d), struct mdio_driver, mdiodrv)