diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
index cc58227af424..187622f1c816 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static bool igb_sgmii_active_82575(struct e1000_hw *);
 static s32  igb_reset_init_script_82575(struct e1000_hw *);
 static s32  igb_read_mac_addr_82575(struct e1000_hw *);
 static s32  igb_set_pcie_completion_timeout(struct e1000_hw *hw);
+static s32  igb_reset_mdicnfg_82580(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 
 static const u16 e1000_82580_rxpbs_table[] =
 	{ 36, 72, 144, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
@@ -159,20 +160,15 @@ static s32 igb_get_invariants_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	switch (ctrl_ext & E1000_CTRL_EXT_LINK_MODE_MASK) {
 	case E1000_CTRL_EXT_LINK_MODE_SGMII:
 		dev_spec->sgmii_active = true;
-		ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_I2C_ENA;
 		break;
 	case E1000_CTRL_EXT_LINK_MODE_1000BASE_KX:
 	case E1000_CTRL_EXT_LINK_MODE_PCIE_SERDES:
 		hw->phy.media_type = e1000_media_type_internal_serdes;
-		ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_I2C_ENA;
 		break;
 	default:
-		ctrl_ext &= ~E1000_CTRL_I2C_ENA;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	wr32(E1000_CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
-
 	/* Set mta register count */
 	mac->mta_reg_count = 128;
 	/* Set rar entry count */
@@ -250,11 +246,19 @@ static s32 igb_get_invariants_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	phy->autoneg_mask        = AUTONEG_ADVERTISE_SPEED_DEFAULT;
 	phy->reset_delay_us      = 100;
 
+	ctrl_ext = rd32(E1000_CTRL_EXT);
+
 	/* PHY function pointers */
-	if (igb_sgmii_active_82575(hw))
+	if (igb_sgmii_active_82575(hw)) {
 		phy->ops.reset      = igb_phy_hw_reset_sgmii_82575;
-	else
+		ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_I2C_ENA;
+	} else {
 		phy->ops.reset      = igb_phy_hw_reset;
+		ctrl_ext &= ~E1000_CTRL_I2C_ENA;
+	}
+
+	wr32(E1000_CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
+	igb_reset_mdicnfg_82580(hw);
 
 	if (igb_sgmii_active_82575(hw) && !igb_sgmii_uses_mdio_82575(hw)) {
 		phy->ops.read_reg   = igb_read_phy_reg_sgmii_82575;