diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 21abe5ade3df..16135ac18bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ static int ks8051_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return rc < 0 ? rc : 0;
 }
 
+static int ksz8081_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	kszphy_broadcast_disable(phydev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ksz9021_load_values_from_of(struct phy_device *phydev,
 				       struct device_node *of_node, u16 reg,
 				       char *field1, char *field2,
@@ -605,7 +612,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.phy_id_mask	= 0x00fffff0,
 	.features	= (PHY_BASIC_FEATURES | SUPPORTED_Pause),
 	.flags		= PHY_HAS_MAGICANEG | PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
-	.config_init	= kszphy_config_init,
+	.config_init	= ksz8081_config_init,
 	.config_aneg	= genphy_config_aneg,
 	.read_status	= genphy_read_status,
 	.ack_interrupt	= kszphy_ack_interrupt,