diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index b13eed21c87da..d39ae77707ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ int genphy_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		ctl |= BMCR_FULLDPLX;
 
 	return phy_modify(phydev, MII_BMCR,
-			  BMCR_LOOPBACK | BMCR_ISOLATE | BMCR_PDOWN, ctl);
+			  ~(BMCR_LOOPBACK | BMCR_ISOLATE | BMCR_PDOWN), ctl);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_setup_forced);