diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
index c0ddc80d8160..3289fab01e92 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static int __init gfar_of_init(void)
 		struct gianfar_platform_data gfar_data;
 		const unsigned int *id;
 		const char *model;
+		const char *ctype;
 		const void *mac_addr;
 		const phandle *ph;
 		int n_res = 2;
@@ -254,6 +255,14 @@ static int __init gfar_of_init(void)
 			    FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_VLAN |
 			    FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_EXTENDED_HASH;
 
+		ctype = of_get_property(np, "phy-connection-type", NULL);
+
+		/* We only care about rgmii-id.  The rest are autodetected */
+		if (ctype && !strcmp(ctype, "rgmii-id"))
+			gfar_data.interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID;
+		else
+			gfar_data.interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII;
+
 		ph = of_get_property(np, "phy-handle", NULL);
 		phy = of_find_node_by_phandle(*ph);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index d7a1a58de766..f92690555dd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -420,8 +420,18 @@ static phy_interface_t gfar_get_interface(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_REDUCED_MODE) {
 		if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_REDUCED_MII_MODE)
 			return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII;
-		else
+		else {
+			phy_interface_t interface = priv->einfo->interface;
+
+			/*
+			 * This isn't autodetected right now, so it must
+			 * be set by the device tree or platform code.
+			 */
+			if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID)
+				return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID;
+
 			return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (priv->einfo->device_flags & FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_GIGABIT)
diff --git a/include/linux/fsl_devices.h b/include/linux/fsl_devices.h
index 695741b0e420..1831b196c70a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsl_devices.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsl_devices.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct gianfar_platform_data {
 	u32	bus_id;
 	u32	phy_id;
 	u8	mac_addr[6];
+	phy_interface_t interface;
 };
 
 struct gianfar_mdio_data {