diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index daec6555f3b1..5198ccfa347f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ static struct phy_driver genphy_driver[] = {
 	.phy_id		= 0xffffffff,
 	.phy_id_mask	= 0xffffffff,
 	.name		= "Generic PHY",
-	.soft_reset	= genphy_soft_reset,
+	.soft_reset	= genphy_no_soft_reset,
 	.config_init	= genphy_config_init,
 	.features	= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES | SUPPORTED_MII |
 			  SUPPORTED_AUI | SUPPORTED_FIBRE |
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 772476028a65..43a774873aa9 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -837,6 +837,10 @@ int genphy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int genphy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int genphy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int genphy_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev);
+static inline int genphy_no_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 void phy_driver_unregister(struct phy_driver *drv);
 void phy_drivers_unregister(struct phy_driver *drv, int n);
 int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner);