diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt
index 0f8487b88822..e77e167593db 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ Optional properties:
   are supported on the device.  Valid value for SMSC LAN91c111 are
   1, 2 or 4.  If it's omitted or invalid, the size would be 2 meaning
   16-bit access only.
+- power-gpios: GPIO to control the PWRDWN pin
+- reset-gpios: GPIO to control the RESET pin
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts
index 9b0494a8ab45..286bbf620c77 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@
 		bank-width = <2>;
 		pinctrl-names = "default";
 		pinctrl-0 = <&ethernet_pins>;
+		power-gpios = <&gpio3 22 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;	/* gpio86 */
+		reset-gpios = <&gpio6 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;	/* gpio164 */
 		gpmc,device-width = <2>;
 		gpmc,sync-clk-ps = <0>;
 		gpmc,cs-on-ns = <0>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c
index c95346c94829..cec9d6c6442c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ static void __init nokia_n900_legacy_init(void)
 		platform_device_register(&omap3_rom_rng_device);
 
 	}
-
-	/* Only on some development boards */
-	gpio_request_one(164, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "smc91x reset");
 }
 
 static void __init omap3_tao3530_legacy_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
index 5e94d00b96b3..2c62208077fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const char version[] =
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
@@ -2188,6 +2189,41 @@ static const struct of_device_id smc91x_match[] = {
 	{},
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, smc91x_match);
+
+/**
+ * of_try_set_control_gpio - configure a gpio if it exists
+ */
+static int try_toggle_control_gpio(struct device *dev,
+				   struct gpio_desc **desc,
+				   const char *name, int index,
+				   int value, unsigned int nsdelay)
+{
+	struct gpio_desc *gpio = *desc;
+	int res;
+
+	gpio = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, name, index);
+	if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(gpio) == -ENOENT) {
+			*desc = NULL;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		return PTR_ERR(gpio);
+	}
+	res = gpiod_direction_output(gpio, !value);
+	if (res) {
+		dev_err(dev, "unable to toggle gpio %s: %i\n", name, res);
+		devm_gpiod_put(dev, gpio);
+		gpio = NULL;
+		return res;
+	}
+	if (nsdelay)
+		usleep_range(nsdelay, 2 * nsdelay);
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(gpio, value);
+	*desc = gpio;
+
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -2237,6 +2273,28 @@ static int smc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 		u32 val;
 
+		/* Optional pwrdwn GPIO configured? */
+		ret = try_toggle_control_gpio(&pdev->dev, &lp->power_gpio,
+					      "power", 0, 0, 100);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/*
+		 * Optional reset GPIO configured? Minimum 100 ns reset needed
+		 * according to LAN91C96 datasheet page 14.
+		 */
+		ret = try_toggle_control_gpio(&pdev->dev, &lp->reset_gpio,
+					      "reset", 0, 0, 100);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/*
+		 * Need to wait for optional EEPROM to load, max 750 us according
+		 * to LAN91C96 datasheet page 55.
+		 */
+		if (lp->reset_gpio)
+			usleep_range(750, 1000);
+
 		/* Combination of IO widths supported, default to 16-bit */
 		if (!of_property_read_u32(np, "reg-io-width", &val)) {
 			if (val & 1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
index 47dce918eb0f..2a38dacbbd27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ struct smc_local {
 	struct sk_buff *pending_tx_skb;
 	struct tasklet_struct tx_task;
 
+	struct gpio_desc *power_gpio;
+	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
+
 	/* version/revision of the SMC91x chip */
 	int	version;