diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 8601d0c638cc..9d8013f82019 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1685,8 +1685,8 @@ static int sh_eth_phy_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return PTR_ERR(phydev);
 	}
 
-	dev_info(&ndev->dev, "attached phy %i to driver %s\n",
-		phydev->addr, phydev->drv->name);
+	dev_info(&ndev->dev, "attached PHY %d (IRQ %d) to driver %s\n",
+		 phydev->addr, phydev->irq, phydev->drv->name);
 
 	mdp->phydev = phydev;
 
@@ -2544,6 +2544,8 @@ static int sh_mdio_init(struct net_device *ndev, int id,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++)
 		mdp->mii_bus->irq[i] = PHY_POLL;
+	if (pd->phy_irq > 0)
+		mdp->mii_bus->irq[pd->phy] = pd->phy_irq;
 
 	/* register mdio bus */
 	ret = mdiobus_register(mdp->mii_bus);
diff --git a/include/linux/sh_eth.h b/include/linux/sh_eth.h
index 90b5e30c2f22..8c9131db2b25 100644
--- a/include/linux/sh_eth.h
+++ b/include/linux/sh_eth.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ enum {EDMAC_LITTLE_ENDIAN, EDMAC_BIG_ENDIAN};
 
 struct sh_eth_plat_data {
 	int phy;
+	int phy_irq;
 	int edmac_endian;
 	phy_interface_t phy_interface;
 	void (*set_mdio_gate)(void *addr);