diff --git a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
index 7345a81bb2c6..bb88a41b7591 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
@@ -874,6 +874,24 @@ static irqreturn_t pasemi_mac_tx_intr(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static void pasemi_mac_intf_disable(struct pasemi_mac *mac)
+{
+	unsigned int flags;
+
+	flags = read_mac_reg(mac, PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG);
+	flags &= ~PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_PE;
+	write_mac_reg(mac, PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG, flags);
+}
+
+static void pasemi_mac_intf_enable(struct pasemi_mac *mac)
+{
+	unsigned int flags;
+
+	flags = read_mac_reg(mac, PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG);
+	flags |= PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_PE;
+	write_mac_reg(mac, PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG, flags);
+}
+
 static void pasemi_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct pasemi_mac *mac = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -889,11 +907,14 @@ static void pasemi_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Link is down.\n", dev->name);
 
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+		pasemi_mac_intf_disable(mac);
 		mac->link = 0;
 
 		return;
-	} else
+	} else {
+		pasemi_mac_intf_enable(mac);
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
+	}
 
 	flags = read_mac_reg(mac, PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG);
 	new_flags = flags & ~(PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_HD | PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_SPD_M |
@@ -1052,8 +1073,7 @@ static int pasemi_mac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	pasemi_mac_restart_rx_intr(mac);
 	pasemi_mac_restart_tx_intr(mac);
 
-	flags = PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_S1 | PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_PE |
-		PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_PR | PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_CE;
+	flags = PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_S1 | PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_PR | PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_CE;
 
 	if (mac->type == MAC_TYPE_GMAC)
 		flags |= PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_TSR_1G | PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG_SPD_1G;
@@ -1064,11 +1084,16 @@ static int pasemi_mac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	write_mac_reg(mac, PAS_MAC_CFG_PCFG, flags);
 
 	ret = pasemi_mac_phy_init(dev);
-	/* Warn for missing PHY on SGMII (1Gig) ports.
-	 */
-	if (ret && mac->type == MAC_TYPE_GMAC) {
-		dev_warn(&mac->pdev->dev, "PHY init failed: %d.\n", ret);
-		dev_warn(&mac->pdev->dev, "Defaulting to 1Gbit full duplex\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		/* Since we won't get link notification, just enable RX */
+		pasemi_mac_intf_enable(mac);
+		if (mac->type == MAC_TYPE_GMAC) {
+			/* Warn for missing PHY on SGMII (1Gig) ports */
+			dev_warn(&mac->pdev->dev,
+				 "PHY init failed: %d.\n", ret);
+			dev_warn(&mac->pdev->dev,
+				 "Defaulting to 1Gbit full duplex\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	netif_start_queue(dev);