diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 5b3c24f3cde5..9a95831bd065 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ static void of_set_phy_supported(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Extract the clause 22 phy ID from the compatible string of the form
+ * ethernet-phy-idAAAA.BBBB */
+static int of_get_phy_id(struct device_node *device, u32 *phy_id)
+{
+	struct property *prop;
+	const char *cp;
+	unsigned int upper, lower;
+
+	of_property_for_each_string(device, "compatible", prop, cp) {
+		if (sscanf(cp, "ethernet-phy-id%4x.%4x", &upper, &lower) == 2) {
+			*phy_id = ((upper & 0xFFFF) << 16) | (lower & 0xFFFF);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static int of_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *child,
 				   u32 addr)
 {
@@ -50,11 +67,15 @@ static int of_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *chi
 	bool is_c45;
 	int rc;
 	u32 max_speed = 0;
+	u32 phy_id;
 
 	is_c45 = of_device_is_compatible(child,
 					 "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45");
 
-	phy = get_phy_device(mdio, addr, is_c45);
+	if (!is_c45 && !of_get_phy_id(child, &phy_id))
+		phy = phy_device_create(mdio, addr, phy_id, 0, NULL);
+	else
+		phy = get_phy_device(mdio, addr, is_c45);
 	if (!phy || IS_ERR(phy))
 		return 1;