diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 09096c3ceb86..8d9af2772853 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -661,6 +661,28 @@ struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 phy_id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_device_create);
 
+/* phy_c45_probe_present - checks to see if a MMD is present in the package
+ * @bus: the target MII bus
+ * @prtad: PHY package address on the MII bus
+ * @devad: PHY device (MMD) address
+ *
+ * Read the MDIO_STAT2 register, and check whether a device is responding
+ * at this address.
+ *
+ * Returns: negative error number on bus access error, zero if no device
+ * is responding, or positive if a device is present.
+ */
+static int phy_c45_probe_present(struct mii_bus *bus, int prtad, int devad)
+{
+	int stat2;
+
+	stat2 = mdiobus_c45_read(bus, prtad, devad, MDIO_STAT2);
+	if (stat2 < 0)
+		return stat2;
+
+	return (stat2 & MDIO_STAT2_DEVPRST) == MDIO_STAT2_DEVPRST_VAL;
+}
+
 /* get_phy_c45_devs_in_pkg - reads a MMD's devices in package registers.
  * @bus: the target MII bus
  * @addr: PHY address on the MII bus
@@ -711,12 +733,26 @@ static int get_phy_c45_ids(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr,
 {
 	const int num_ids = ARRAY_SIZE(c45_ids->device_ids);
 	u32 *devs = &c45_ids->devices_in_package;
-	int i, phy_reg;
+	int i, ret, phy_reg;
 
 	/* Find first non-zero Devices In package. Device zero is reserved
 	 * for 802.3 c45 complied PHYs, so don't probe it at first.
 	 */
-	for (i = 1; i < num_ids && *devs == 0; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < MDIO_MMD_NUM && *devs == 0; i++) {
+		if (i == MDIO_MMD_VEND1 || i == MDIO_MMD_VEND2) {
+			/* Check that there is a device present at this
+			 * address before reading the devices-in-package
+			 * register to avoid reading garbage from the PHY.
+			 * Some PHYs (88x3310) vendor space is not IEEE802.3
+			 * compliant.
+			 */
+			ret = phy_c45_probe_present(bus, addr, i);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return -EIO;
+
+			if (!ret)
+				continue;
+		}
 		phy_reg = get_phy_c45_devs_in_pkg(bus, addr, i, devs);
 		if (phy_reg < 0)
 			return -EIO;
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 8c05d0fb5c00..abe318387331 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ enum phy_state {
 	PHY_CABLETEST,
 };
 
+#define MDIO_MMD_NUM 32
+
 /**
  * struct phy_c45_device_ids - 802.3-c45 Device Identifiers
  * @devices_in_package: Bit vector of devices present.