diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c
index 6322594ab2600..6fe074c1588bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c
@@ -184,13 +184,19 @@ static int bgmac_probe(struct bcma_device *core)
 
 	if (!bgmac_is_bcm4707_family(core) &&
 	    !(ci->id == BCMA_CHIP_ID_BCM53573 && core->core_unit == 1)) {
+		struct phy_device *phydev;
+
 		mii_bus = bcma_mdio_mii_register(bgmac);
 		if (IS_ERR(mii_bus)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(mii_bus);
 			goto err;
 		}
-
 		bgmac->mii_bus = mii_bus;
+
+		phydev = mdiobus_get_phy(bgmac->mii_bus, bgmac->phyaddr);
+		if (ci->id == BCMA_CHIP_ID_BCM53573 && phydev &&
+		    (phydev->drv->phy_id & phydev->drv->phy_id_mask) == PHY_ID_BCM54210E)
+			phydev->dev_flags |= PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE;
 	}
 
 	if (core->bus->hosttype == BCMA_HOSTTYPE_PCI) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
index 1e9ad30a35c8e..d7ed69deabfbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ static int bcm54210e_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	val &= ~BCM54810_SHD_CLK_CTL_GTXCLK_EN;
 	bcm_phy_write_shadow(phydev, BCM54810_SHD_CLK_CTL, val);
 
+	if (phydev->dev_flags & PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE) {
+		val = phy_read(phydev, MII_CTRL1000);
+		val |= CTL1000_AS_MASTER | CTL1000_ENABLE_MASTER;
+		phy_write(phydev, MII_CTRL1000, val);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/brcmphy.h b/include/linux/brcmphy.h
index abcda9b458ab6..9ac9e3e3d1e59 100644
--- a/include/linux/brcmphy.h
+++ b/include/linux/brcmphy.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define PHY_BRCM_EXT_IBND_TX_ENABLE	0x00002000
 #define PHY_BRCM_CLEAR_RGMII_MODE	0x00004000
 #define PHY_BRCM_DIS_TXCRXC_NOENRGY	0x00008000
+#define PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE		0x00010000
 
 /* Broadcom BCM7xxx specific workarounds */
 #define PHY_BRCM_7XXX_REV(x)		(((x) >> 8) & 0xff)