diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 7b2f5edf274a..4574332de1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1414,6 +1414,19 @@ static int mtk_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ethsys_reset(struct mtk_eth *eth, u32 reset_bits)
+{
+	regmap_update_bits(eth->ethsys, ETHSYS_RSTCTRL,
+			   reset_bits,
+			   reset_bits);
+
+	usleep_range(1000, 1100);
+	regmap_update_bits(eth->ethsys, ETHSYS_RSTCTRL,
+			   reset_bits,
+			   ~reset_bits);
+	mdelay(10);
+}
+
 static int mtk_hw_init(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 {
 	int i, val;
@@ -1428,12 +1441,8 @@ static int mtk_hw_init(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 	clk_prepare_enable(eth->clks[MTK_CLK_ESW]);
 	clk_prepare_enable(eth->clks[MTK_CLK_GP1]);
 	clk_prepare_enable(eth->clks[MTK_CLK_GP2]);
-
-	/* reset the frame engine */
-	reset_control_assert(eth->rstc);
-	usleep_range(10, 20);
-	reset_control_deassert(eth->rstc);
-	usleep_range(10, 20);
+	ethsys_reset(eth, RSTCTRL_FE);
+	ethsys_reset(eth, RSTCTRL_PPE);
 
 	regmap_read(eth->ethsys, ETHSYS_SYSCFG0, &val);
 	for (i = 0; i < MTK_MAC_COUNT; i++) {
@@ -1896,12 +1905,6 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(eth->pctl);
 	}
 
-	eth->rstc = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, "eth");
-	if (IS_ERR(eth->rstc)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no eth reset found\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(eth->rstc);
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		eth->irq[i] = platform_get_irq(pdev, i);
 		if (eth->irq[i] < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h
index 388cbe7babdd..7efa00fa9c71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@
 #define SYSCFG0_GE_MASK		0x3
 #define SYSCFG0_GE_MODE(x, y)	(x << (12 + (y * 2)))
 
+/*ethernet reset control register*/
+#define ETHSYS_RSTCTRL		0x34
+#define RSTCTRL_FE		BIT(6)
+#define RSTCTRL_PPE		BIT(31)
+
 struct mtk_rx_dma {
 	unsigned int rxd1;
 	unsigned int rxd2;
@@ -423,7 +428,6 @@ struct mtk_rx_ring {
 struct mtk_eth {
 	struct device			*dev;
 	void __iomem			*base;
-	struct reset_control		*rstc;
 	spinlock_t			page_lock;
 	spinlock_t			irq_lock;
 	struct net_device		dummy_dev;