diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 1de5e242b8b4..462c17ed87b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1218,6 +1218,30 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_loopback);
 
+/**
+ * phy_reset_after_clk_enable - perform a PHY reset if needed
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Description: Some PHYs are known to need a reset after their refclk was
+ *   enabled. This function evaluates the flags and perform the reset if it's
+ *   needed. Returns < 0 on error, 0 if the phy wasn't reset and 1 if the phy
+ *   was reset.
+ */
+int phy_reset_after_clk_enable(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	if (!phydev || !phydev->drv)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (phydev->drv->flags & PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN) {
+		phy_device_reset(phydev, 1);
+		phy_device_reset(phydev, 0);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_reset_after_clk_enable);
+
 /* Generic PHY support and helper functions */
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index d3037e2ffbc4..c4b4715caa21 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 #define PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT	0x00000001
 #define PHY_IS_INTERNAL		0x00000002
+#define PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN	0x00000004
 #define MDIO_DEVICE_IS_PHY	0x80000000
 
 /* Interface Mode definitions */
@@ -853,6 +854,7 @@ int phy_aneg_done(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 int phy_stop_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_restart_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev);
+int phy_reset_after_clk_enable(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 static inline void phy_device_reset(struct phy_device *phydev, int value)
 {