diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
index 4fef1e199366..592a8a4ec9c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
@@ -3702,7 +3702,8 @@ static void bnx2x_warpcore_restart_AN_KR(struct bnx2x_phy *phy,
 static void bnx2x_warpcore_enable_AN_KR(struct bnx2x_phy *phy,
 					struct link_params *params,
 					struct link_vars *vars) {
-	u16 lane, i, cl72_ctrl, an_adv = 0;
+	u16 lane, i, cl72_ctrl, an_adv = 0, val;
+	u32 wc_lane_config;
 	struct bnx2x *bp = params->bp;
 	static struct bnx2x_reg_set reg_set[] = {
 		{MDIO_WC_DEVAD, MDIO_WC_REG_SERDESDIGITAL_CONTROL1000X2, 0x7},
@@ -3821,15 +3822,27 @@ static void bnx2x_warpcore_enable_AN_KR(struct bnx2x_phy *phy,
 		/* Enable Auto-Detect to support 1G over CL37 as well */
 		bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy, MDIO_WC_DEVAD,
 				 MDIO_WC_REG_SERDESDIGITAL_CONTROL1000X1, 0x10);
-
+		wc_lane_config = REG_RD(bp, params->shmem_base +
+					offsetof(struct shmem_region, dev_info.
+					shared_hw_config.wc_lane_config));
+		bnx2x_cl45_read(bp, phy, MDIO_WC_DEVAD,
+				MDIO_WC_REG_RX0_PCI_CTRL + (lane << 4), &val);
 		/* Force cl48 sync_status LOW to avoid getting stuck in CL73
 		 * parallel-detect loop when CL73 and CL37 are enabled.
 		 */
-		CL22_WR_OVER_CL45(bp, phy, MDIO_REG_BANK_AER_BLOCK,
-				  MDIO_AER_BLOCK_AER_REG, 0);
+		val |= 1 << 11;
+
+		/* Restore Polarity settings in case it was run over by
+		 * previous link owner
+		 */
+		if (wc_lane_config &
+		    (SHARED_HW_CFG_RX_LANE0_POL_FLIP_ENABLED << lane))
+			val |= 3 << 2;
+		else
+			val &= ~(3 << 2);
 		bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy, MDIO_WC_DEVAD,
-				 MDIO_WC_REG_RXB_ANA_RX_CONTROL_PCI, 0x0800);
-		bnx2x_set_aer_mmd(params, phy);
+				 MDIO_WC_REG_RX0_PCI_CTRL + (lane << 4),
+				 val);
 
 		bnx2x_disable_kr2(params, vars, phy);
 	}