diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b056fc3f754d..995c4d7b5fbf 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ed1a42656aa794aa3d6edf5ca83f98835701dc41
+refs/heads/master: 4e03510b4779851db7e9153368d1f856e66ea239
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index e0f41f0b5fe6..3f3477ffd46c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -426,6 +426,15 @@ static s32 e1000_init_phy_workarounds_pchlan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 		mac_reg |= E1000_FEXTNVM3_PHY_CFG_COUNTER_50MSEC;
 		ew32(FEXTNVM3, mac_reg);
 
+		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_pch_lpt) {
+			/* Toggling LANPHYPC brings the PHY out of SMBus mode
+			 * So ensure that the MAC is also out of SMBus mode
+			 */
+			mac_reg = er32(CTRL_EXT);
+			mac_reg &= ~E1000_CTRL_EXT_FORCE_SMBUS;
+			ew32(CTRL_EXT, mac_reg);
+		}
+
 		/* Toggle LANPHYPC Value bit */
 		mac_reg = er32(CTRL);
 		mac_reg |= E1000_CTRL_LANPHYPC_OVERRIDE;