diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 499185eaf413..cf6312fafea5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -514,6 +514,27 @@ static int ksz8873mll_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ksz9031_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err;
+	int regval;
+
+	err = genphy_read_status(phydev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Make sure the PHY is not broken. Read idle error count,
+	 * and reset the PHY if it is maxed out.
+	 */
+	regval = phy_read(phydev, MII_STAT1000);
+	if ((regval & 0xFF) == 0xFF) {
+		phy_init_hw(phydev);
+		phydev->link = 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ksz8873mll_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -772,7 +793,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.driver_data	= &ksz9021_type,
 	.config_init	= ksz9031_config_init,
 	.config_aneg	= genphy_config_aneg,
-	.read_status	= genphy_read_status,
+	.read_status	= ksz9031_read_status,
 	.ack_interrupt	= kszphy_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= kszphy_config_intr,
 	.suspend	= genphy_suspend,