diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 3bcf0994d3ba..2d28a0ef4572 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ out_unlock:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start_aneg);
 
 
-static void phy_change(struct work_struct *work);
-
 /**
  * phy_start_machine - start PHY state machine tracking
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct
@@ -565,8 +563,6 @@ int phy_start_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&phydev->phy_queue, phy_change);
-
 	atomic_set(&phydev->irq_disable, 0);
 	if (request_irq(phydev->irq, phy_interrupt,
 				IRQF_SHARED,
@@ -623,7 +619,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_stop_interrupts);
  * phy_change - Scheduled by the phy_interrupt/timer to handle PHY changes
  * @work: work_struct that describes the work to be done
  */
-static void phy_change(struct work_struct *work)
+void phy_change(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct phy_device *phydev =
@@ -922,6 +918,14 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&phydev->state_queue, PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
 }
 
+void phy_mac_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev, int new_link)
+{
+	cancel_work_sync(&phydev->phy_queue);
+	phydev->link = new_link;
+	schedule_work(&phydev->phy_queue);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_mac_interrupt);
+
 static inline void mmd_phy_indirect(struct mii_bus *bus, int prtad, int devad,
 				    int addr)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 8e29d22ba113..b55aa33a5b8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id,
 
 	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->state_queue, phy_state_machine);
+	INIT_WORK(&dev->phy_queue, phy_change);
 
 	/* Request the appropriate module unconditionally; don't
 	   bother trying to do so only if it isn't already loaded,
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 8e4bc8ab692d..fdfa11542974 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ void phy_drivers_unregister(struct phy_driver *drv, int n);
 int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver);
 int phy_drivers_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, int n);
 void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work);
+void phy_change(struct work_struct *work);
+void phy_mac_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev, int new_link);
 void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		void (*handler)(struct net_device *));
 void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);