diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c b/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c
index 73f7962a37d33..c49062ad72c6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c
@@ -243,13 +243,7 @@ static irqreturn_t meson_gxl_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	    irq_status == INTSRC_ENERGY_DETECT)
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 
-	/* Give PHY some time before MAC starts sending data. This works
-	 * around an issue where network doesn't come up properly.
-	 */
-	if (!(irq_status & INTSRC_LINK_DOWN))
-		phy_queue_state_machine(phydev, msecs_to_jiffies(100));
-	else
-		phy_trigger_machine(phydev);
+	phy_trigger_machine(phydev);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }