diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 81a73af0df31..7f837006bb6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1792,6 +1792,7 @@ static int init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 		GFAR_SUPPORTED_GBIT : 0;
 	phy_interface_t interface;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
+	struct ethtool_eee edata;
 
 	priv->oldlink = 0;
 	priv->oldspeed = 0;
@@ -1816,6 +1817,10 @@ static int init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Add support for flow control, but don't advertise it by default */
 	phydev->supported |= (SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause);
 
+	/* disable EEE autoneg, EEE not supported by eTSEC */
+	memset(&edata, 0, sizeof(struct ethtool_eee));
+	phy_ethtool_set_eee(phydev, &edata);
+
 	return 0;
 }