diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index 2e978cb8b28c..c3d539e209ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/phy_fixed.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
@@ -3676,6 +3677,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ucc_geth_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_stop		= ucc_geth_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= ucc_geth_start_xmit,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_change_carrier     = fixed_phy_change_carrier,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= ucc_geth_set_mac_addr,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= ucc_geth_set_multi,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout		= ucc_geth_timeout,