diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
index c05479f5ac7c..72860ce7f610 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ Optional Properties:
 
 - reset-gpios: The GPIO phandle and specifier for the PHY reset signal.
 
+- reset-delay-us: Delay after the reset was asserted in microseconds.
+  If this property is missing the delay will be skipped.
+
+- reset-post-delay-us: Delay after the reset was deasserted in microseconds.
+  If this property is missing the delay will be skipped.
+
 Example:
 
 ethernet-phy@0 {
@@ -62,4 +68,8 @@ ethernet-phy@0 {
 	interrupt-parent = <&PIC>;
 	interrupts = <35 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
 	reg = <0>;
+
+	reset-gpios = <&gpio1 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+	reset-delay-us = <1000>;
+	reset-post-delay-us = <2000>;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 610573855213..2d1b06579c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1862,6 +1862,8 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 		ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ref);
 		if (ret)
 			goto failed_clk_ref;
+
+		phy_reset_after_clk_enable(ndev->phydev);
 	} else {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
@@ -2834,6 +2836,7 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int ret;
+	bool reset_again;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&fep->pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -2844,6 +2847,17 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto clk_enable;
 
+	/* During the first fec_enet_open call the PHY isn't probed at this
+	 * point. Therefore the phy_reset_after_clk_enable() call within
+	 * fec_enet_clk_enable() fails. As we need this reset in order to be
+	 * sure the PHY is working correctly we check if we need to reset again
+	 * later when the PHY is probed
+	 */
+	if (ndev->phydev && ndev->phydev->drv)
+		reset_again = false;
+	else
+		reset_again = true;
+
 	/* I should reset the ring buffers here, but I don't yet know
 	 * a simple way to do that.
 	 */
@@ -2860,6 +2874,12 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_enet_mii_probe;
 
+	/* Call phy_reset_after_clk_enable() again if it failed during
+	 * phy_reset_after_clk_enable() before because the PHY wasn't probed.
+	 */
+	if (reset_again)
+		phy_reset_after_clk_enable(ndev->phydev);
+
 	if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_ERR006687)
 		imx6q_cpuidle_fec_irqs_used();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
index 75d97dd9fb28..843c1dde93e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 
 void mdio_device_free(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 {
@@ -118,8 +119,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdio_device_remove);
 
 void mdio_device_reset(struct mdio_device *mdiodev, int value)
 {
-	if (mdiodev->reset)
-		gpiod_set_value(mdiodev->reset, value);
+	unsigned int d;
+
+	if (!mdiodev->reset)
+		return;
+
+	gpiod_set_value(mdiodev->reset, value);
+
+	d = value ? mdiodev->reset_delay : mdiodev->reset_post_delay;
+	if (d)
+		usleep_range(d, d + max_t(unsigned int, d / 10, 100));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdio_device_reset);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 1de5e242b8b4..462c17ed87b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1218,6 +1218,30 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_loopback);
 
+/**
+ * phy_reset_after_clk_enable - perform a PHY reset if needed
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Description: Some PHYs are known to need a reset after their refclk was
+ *   enabled. This function evaluates the flags and perform the reset if it's
+ *   needed. Returns < 0 on error, 0 if the phy wasn't reset and 1 if the phy
+ *   was reset.
+ */
+int phy_reset_after_clk_enable(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	if (!phydev || !phydev->drv)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (phydev->drv->flags & PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN) {
+		phy_device_reset(phydev, 1);
+		phy_device_reset(phydev, 0);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_reset_after_clk_enable);
+
 /* Generic PHY support and helper functions */
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
index a1961ba87e2b..be399d645224 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static struct phy_driver smsc_phy_driver[] = {
 	.name		= "SMSC LAN8710/LAN8720",
 
 	.features	= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES,
-	.flags		= PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
+	.flags		= PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT | PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN,
 
 	.probe		= smsc_phy_probe,
 
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 98258583abb0..7c8767176315 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ static int of_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *mdio,
 	if (of_property_read_bool(child, "broken-turn-around"))
 		mdio->phy_ignore_ta_mask |= 1 << addr;
 
+	of_property_read_u32(child, "reset-delay-us", &phy->mdio.reset_delay);
+	of_property_read_u32(child, "reset-post-delay-us",
+			     &phy->mdio.reset_post_delay);
+
 	/* Associate the OF node with the device structure so it
 	 * can be looked up later */
 	of_node_get(child);
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio.h b/include/linux/mdio.h
index 92d4e55ffe67..e37c21d8eb19 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct mdio_device {
 	int addr;
 	int flags;
 	struct gpio_desc *reset;
+	unsigned int reset_delay;
+	unsigned int reset_post_delay;
 };
 #define to_mdio_device(d) container_of(d, struct mdio_device, dev)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index d3037e2ffbc4..c4b4715caa21 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 #define PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT	0x00000001
 #define PHY_IS_INTERNAL		0x00000002
+#define PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN	0x00000004
 #define MDIO_DEVICE_IS_PHY	0x80000000
 
 /* Interface Mode definitions */
@@ -853,6 +854,7 @@ int phy_aneg_done(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 int phy_stop_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_restart_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev);
+int phy_reset_after_clk_enable(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 static inline void phy_device_reset(struct phy_device *phydev, int value)
 {