diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 54da59286df4..7ca8cd78d557 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -2381,8 +2381,6 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_probe(struct net_device *ndev)
 	fep->link = 0;
 	fep->full_duplex = 0;
 
-	phy_dev->mac_managed_pm = true;
-
 	phy_attached_info(phy_dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2394,10 +2392,12 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	bool suppress_preamble = false;
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	struct device_node *node;
 	int err = -ENXIO;
 	u32 mii_speed, holdtime;
 	u32 bus_freq;
+	int addr;
 
 	/*
 	 * The i.MX28 dual fec interfaces are not equal.
@@ -2511,6 +2511,13 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_out_free_mdiobus;
 	of_node_put(node);
 
+	/* find all the PHY devices on the bus and set mac_managed_pm to true */
+	for (addr = 0; addr < PHY_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
+		phydev = mdiobus_get_phy(fep->mii_bus, addr);
+		if (phydev)
+			phydev->mac_managed_pm = true;
+	}
+
 	mii_cnt++;
 
 	/* save fec0 mii_bus */