diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 67fc581e3598..72fc714c9427 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1723,10 +1723,8 @@ int genphy_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 
-	if ((status & BMSR_LSTATUS) == 0)
-		phydev->link = 0;
-	else
-		phydev->link = 1;
+	phydev->link = status & BMSR_LSTATUS ? 1 : 0;
+	phydev->autoneg_complete = status & BMSR_ANEGCOMPLETE ? 1 : 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1757,7 +1755,7 @@ int genphy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	linkmode_zero(phydev->lp_advertising);
 
-	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && phydev->link) {
+	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && phydev->autoneg_complete) {
 		if (linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_1000baseT_Half_BIT,
 				      phydev->supported) ||
 		    linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_1000baseT_Full_BIT,
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index ad88f063e50f..ab7439b3da2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ struct phy_device {
 	unsigned autoneg:1;
 	/* The most recently read link state */
 	unsigned link:1;
+	unsigned autoneg_complete:1;
 
 	/* Interrupts are enabled */
 	unsigned interrupts:1;