diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index a0e4b12ac4ea..c04261806d0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1945,6 +1945,27 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void fec_enet_phy_reset_after_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct phy_device *phy_dev = ndev->phydev;
+
+	if (phy_dev) {
+		phy_reset_after_clk_enable(phy_dev);
+	} else if (fep->phy_node) {
+		/*
+		 * If the PHY still is not bound to the MAC, but there is
+		 * OF PHY node and a matching PHY device instance already,
+		 * use the OF PHY node to obtain the PHY device instance,
+		 * and then use that PHY device instance when triggering
+		 * the PHY reset.
+		 */
+		phy_dev = of_phy_find_device(fep->phy_node);
+		phy_reset_after_clk_enable(phy_dev);
+		put_device(&phy_dev->mdio.dev);
+	}
+}
+
 static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 {
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -1971,7 +1992,7 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 		if (ret)
 			goto failed_clk_ref;
 
-		phy_reset_after_clk_enable(ndev->phydev);
+		fec_enet_phy_reset_after_clk_enable(ndev);
 	} else {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
 		if (fep->clk_ptp) {
@@ -2991,7 +3012,7 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	 * phy_reset_after_clk_enable() before because the PHY wasn't probed.
 	 */
 	if (reset_again)
-		phy_reset_after_clk_enable(ndev->phydev);
+		fec_enet_phy_reset_after_clk_enable(ndev);
 
 	if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_ERR006687)
 		imx6q_cpuidle_fec_irqs_used();