diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c
index 18bf2370d45a..d38d0c372585 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/acpi_mdio.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mdio.h>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ struct tgec_mdio_controller {
 } __packed;
 
 #define MDIO_STAT_ENC		BIT(6)
-#define MDIO_STAT_CLKDIV(x)	(((x>>1) & 0xff) << 8)
+#define MDIO_STAT_CLKDIV(x)	(((x) & 0x1ff) << 7)
 #define MDIO_STAT_BSY		BIT(0)
 #define MDIO_STAT_RD_ER		BIT(1)
 #define MDIO_STAT_PRE_DIS	BIT(5)
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ struct tgec_mdio_controller {
 
 struct mdio_fsl_priv {
 	struct	tgec_mdio_controller __iomem *mdio_base;
+	struct	clk *enet_clk;
+	u32	mdc_freq;
 	bool	is_little_endian;
 	bool	has_a009885;
 	bool	has_a011043;
@@ -255,6 +258,35 @@ irq_restore:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int xgmac_mdio_set_mdc_freq(struct mii_bus *bus)
+{
+	struct mdio_fsl_priv *priv = (struct mdio_fsl_priv *)bus->priv;
+	struct tgec_mdio_controller __iomem *regs = priv->mdio_base;
+	struct device *dev = bus->parent;
+	u32 mdio_stat, div;
+
+	if (device_property_read_u32(dev, "clock-frequency", &priv->mdc_freq))
+		return 0;
+
+	priv->enet_clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->enet_clk)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Input clock unknown, not changing MDC frequency");
+		return PTR_ERR(priv->enet_clk);
+	}
+
+	div = ((clk_get_rate(priv->enet_clk) / priv->mdc_freq) - 1) / 2;
+	if (div < 5 || div > 0x1ff) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Requested MDC frequecy is out of range, ignoring");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mdio_stat = xgmac_read32(&regs->mdio_stat, priv->is_little_endian);
+	mdio_stat &= ~MDIO_STAT_CLKDIV(0x1ff);
+	mdio_stat |= MDIO_STAT_CLKDIV(div);
+	xgmac_write32(mdio_stat, &regs->mdio_stat, priv->is_little_endian);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void xgmac_mdio_set_suppress_preamble(struct mii_bus *bus)
 {
 	struct mdio_fsl_priv *priv = (struct mdio_fsl_priv *)bus->priv;
@@ -319,6 +351,10 @@ static int xgmac_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xgmac_mdio_set_suppress_preamble(bus);
 
+	ret = xgmac_mdio_set_mdc_freq(bus);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	fwnode = pdev->dev.fwnode;
 	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
 		ret = of_mdiobus_register(bus, to_of_node(fwnode));