diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5e6efea59c82..e053491cca4b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c0b92e4d44ecaab3cd3f09f9f905306a5989b0d4
+refs/heads/master: 2f3a081ea2f63cd5b3e549a0040c760d87483f99
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index ae23d85a973a..00103a8c5e04 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -951,6 +951,14 @@ static int smsc75xx_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 	ret = smsc75xx_write_reg(dev, INT_EP_CTL, buf);
 	check_warn_return(ret, "Failed to write INT_EP_CTL: %d", ret);
 
+	/* allow mac to detect speed and duplex from phy */
+	ret = smsc75xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_CR, &buf);
+	check_warn_return(ret, "Failed to read MAC_CR: %d", ret);
+
+	buf |= (MAC_CR_ADD | MAC_CR_ASD);
+	ret = smsc75xx_write_reg(dev, MAC_CR, buf);
+	check_warn_return(ret, "Failed to write MAC_CR: %d", ret);
+
 	ret = smsc75xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_TX, &buf);
 	check_warn_return(ret, "Failed to read MAC_TX: %d", ret);