diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 3201e2726e61..ccd7710685f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct sfp {
 	struct i2c_adapter *i2c;
 	struct mii_bus *i2c_mii;
 	struct sfp_bus *sfp_bus;
+	enum mdio_i2c_proto mdio_protocol;
 	struct phy_device *mod_phy;
 	const struct sff_data *type;
 	size_t i2c_block_size;
@@ -530,9 +531,6 @@ static int sfp_i2c_write(struct sfp *sfp, bool a2, u8 dev_addr, void *buf,
 
 static int sfp_i2c_configure(struct sfp *sfp, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 {
-	struct mii_bus *i2c_mii;
-	int ret;
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(i2c, I2C_FUNC_I2C))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -540,7 +538,15 @@ static int sfp_i2c_configure(struct sfp *sfp, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 	sfp->read = sfp_i2c_read;
 	sfp->write = sfp_i2c_write;
 
-	i2c_mii = mdio_i2c_alloc(sfp->dev, i2c);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sfp_i2c_mdiobus_create(struct sfp *sfp)
+{
+	struct mii_bus *i2c_mii;
+	int ret;
+
+	i2c_mii = mdio_i2c_alloc(sfp->dev, sfp->i2c);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_mii))
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c_mii);
 
@@ -558,6 +564,12 @@ static int sfp_i2c_configure(struct sfp *sfp, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void sfp_i2c_mdiobus_destroy(struct sfp *sfp)
+{
+	mdiobus_unregister(sfp->i2c_mii);
+	sfp->i2c_mii = NULL;
+}
+
 /* Interface */
 static int sfp_read(struct sfp *sfp, bool a2, u8 addr, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
@@ -1674,6 +1686,14 @@ static void sfp_sm_fault(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int next_state, bool warn)
 	}
 }
 
+static int sfp_sm_add_mdio_bus(struct sfp *sfp)
+{
+	if (sfp->mdio_protocol != MDIO_I2C_NONE)
+		return sfp_i2c_mdiobus_create(sfp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Probe a SFP for a PHY device if the module supports copper - the PHY
  * normally sits at I2C bus address 0x56, and may either be a clause 22
  * or clause 45 PHY.
@@ -1689,19 +1709,19 @@ static int sfp_sm_probe_for_phy(struct sfp *sfp)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	switch (sfp->id.base.extended_cc) {
-	case SFF8024_ECC_10GBASE_T_SFI:
-	case SFF8024_ECC_10GBASE_T_SR:
-	case SFF8024_ECC_5GBASE_T:
-	case SFF8024_ECC_2_5GBASE_T:
-		err = sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, true);
+	switch (sfp->mdio_protocol) {
+	case MDIO_I2C_NONE:
 		break;
 
-	default:
-		if (sfp->id.base.e1000_base_t)
-			err = sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, false);
+	case MDIO_I2C_MARVELL_C22:
+		err = sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, false);
+		break;
+
+	case MDIO_I2C_C45:
+		err = sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, true);
 		break;
 	}
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2028,6 +2048,16 @@ static int sfp_sm_mod_probe(struct sfp *sfp, bool report)
 
 	sfp->tx_fault_ignore = false;
 
+	if (sfp->id.base.extended_cc == SFF8024_ECC_10GBASE_T_SFI ||
+	    sfp->id.base.extended_cc == SFF8024_ECC_10GBASE_T_SR ||
+	    sfp->id.base.extended_cc == SFF8024_ECC_5GBASE_T ||
+	    sfp->id.base.extended_cc == SFF8024_ECC_2_5GBASE_T)
+		sfp->mdio_protocol = MDIO_I2C_C45;
+	else if (sfp->id.base.e1000_base_t)
+		sfp->mdio_protocol = MDIO_I2C_MARVELL_C22;
+	else
+		sfp->mdio_protocol = MDIO_I2C_NONE;
+
 	sfp->quirk = sfp_lookup_quirk(&id);
 	if (sfp->quirk && sfp->quirk->fixup)
 		sfp->quirk->fixup(sfp);
@@ -2204,6 +2234,8 @@ static void sfp_sm_main(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int event)
 			sfp_module_stop(sfp->sfp_bus);
 		if (sfp->mod_phy)
 			sfp_sm_phy_detach(sfp);
+		if (sfp->i2c_mii)
+			sfp_i2c_mdiobus_destroy(sfp);
 		sfp_module_tx_disable(sfp);
 		sfp_soft_stop_poll(sfp);
 		sfp_sm_next(sfp, SFP_S_DOWN, 0);
@@ -2266,6 +2298,12 @@ static void sfp_sm_main(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int event)
 				     sfp->sm_fault_retries == N_FAULT_INIT);
 		} else if (event == SFP_E_TIMEOUT || event == SFP_E_TX_CLEAR) {
 	init_done:
+			/* Create mdiobus and start trying for PHY */
+			ret = sfp_sm_add_mdio_bus(sfp);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				sfp_sm_next(sfp, SFP_S_FAIL, 0);
+				break;
+			}
 			sfp->sm_phy_retries = R_PHY_RETRY;
 			goto phy_probe;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h b/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
index b1d27f7cd23f..3bde1a555a49 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ struct device;
 struct i2c_adapter;
 struct mii_bus;
 
+enum mdio_i2c_proto {
+	MDIO_I2C_NONE,
+	MDIO_I2C_MARVELL_C22,
+	MDIO_I2C_C45,
+};
+
 struct mii_bus *mdio_i2c_alloc(struct device *parent, struct i2c_adapter *i2c);
 
 #endif