diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
index e1d76812419c..05150957ecfd 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,26 @@ The following properties are common to the Ethernet controllers:
 - max-speed: number, specifies maximum speed in Mbit/s supported by the device;
 - max-frame-size: number, maximum transfer unit (IEEE defined MTU), rather than
   the maximum frame size (there's contradiction in ePAPR).
-- phy-mode: string, operation mode of the PHY interface; supported values are
-  "mii", "gmii", "sgmii", "qsgmii", "tbi", "rev-mii", "rmii", "rgmii", "rgmii-id",
-  "rgmii-rxid", "rgmii-txid", "rtbi", "smii", "xgmii", "trgmii"; this is now a
-  de-facto standard property;
+- phy-mode: string, operation mode of the PHY interface. This is now a de-facto
+  standard property; supported values are:
+  * "mii"
+  * "gmii"
+  * "sgmii"
+  * "qsgmii"
+  * "tbi"
+  * "rev-mii"
+  * "rmii"
+  * "rgmii" (RX and TX delays are added by the MAC when required)
+  * "rgmii-id" (RGMII with internal RX and TX delays provided by the PHY, the
+     MAC should not add the RX or TX delays in this case)
+  * "rgmii-rxid" (RGMII with internal RX delay provided by the PHY, the MAC
+     should not add an RX delay in this case)
+  * "rgmii-txid" (RGMII with internal TX delay provided by the PHY, the MAC
+     should not add an TX delay in this case)
+  * "rtbi"
+  * "smii"
+  * "xgmii"
+  * "trgmii"
 - phy-connection-type: the same as "phy-mode" property but described in ePAPR;
 - phy-handle: phandle, specifies a reference to a node representing a PHY
   device; this property is described in ePAPR and so preferred;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
index aadd6e9f54ad..9cbe645e3d89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
@@ -102,15 +102,19 @@ static int rtl8211f_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII) {
-		/* enable TXDLY */
-		phy_write(phydev, RTL8211F_PAGE_SELECT, 0xd08);
-		reg = phy_read(phydev, 0x11);
+	phy_write(phydev, RTL8211F_PAGE_SELECT, 0xd08);
+	reg = phy_read(phydev, 0x11);
+
+	/* enable TX-delay for rgmii-id and rgmii-txid, otherwise disable it */
+	if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID ||
+	    phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID)
 		reg |= RTL8211F_TX_DELAY;
-		phy_write(phydev, 0x11, reg);
-		/* restore to default page 0 */
-		phy_write(phydev, RTL8211F_PAGE_SELECT, 0x0);
-	}
+	else
+		reg &= ~RTL8211F_TX_DELAY;
+
+	phy_write(phydev, 0x11, reg);
+	/* restore to default page 0 */
+	phy_write(phydev, RTL8211F_PAGE_SELECT, 0x0);
 
 	return 0;
 }