diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 527cecaf12c1..f93098840775 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -3289,6 +3289,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const void *macaddr;
 	struct resource *r;
 	int err = -EIO;
+	const char *phy_mode_str;
 
 	/* Up to GENET_MAX_MQ_CNT + 1 TX queues and RX queues */
 	dev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(*priv), GENET_MAX_MQ_CNT + 1,
@@ -3396,6 +3397,13 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		priv->clk_eee = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* If this is an internal GPHY, power it on now, before UniMAC is
+	 * brought out of reset as absolutely no UniMAC activity is allowed
+	 */
+	if (dn && !of_property_read_string(dn, "phy-mode", &phy_mode_str) &&
+	    !strcasecmp(phy_mode_str, "internal"))
+		bcmgenet_power_up(priv, GENET_POWER_PASSIVE);
+
 	err = reset_umac(priv);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_clk_disable;