diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 05cb8fe742f9..5d7101b3b604 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -361,11 +361,8 @@ int phy_mii_ioctl(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			      mii_data->reg_num, val);
 
 		if (mii_data->reg_num == MII_BMCR &&
-		    val & BMCR_RESET &&
-		    phydev->drv->config_init) {
-			phy_scan_fixups(phydev);
-			phydev->drv->config_init(phydev);
-		}
+		    val & BMCR_RESET)
+			phy_init_hw(phydev);
 		break;
 
 	case SIOCSHWTSTAMP: