diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
index 37fceaf9fa10..5816a06a9439 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 #define DP83867_IO_MUX_CFG_CLK_O_SEL_MASK	(0x1f << 8)
 #define DP83867_IO_MUX_CFG_CLK_O_SEL_SHIFT	8
 
+/* CFG3 bits */
+#define DP83867_CFG3_INT_OE			BIT(7)
+#define DP83867_CFG3_ROBUST_AUTO_MDIX		BIT(9)
+
 /* CFG4 bits */
 #define DP83867_CFG4_PORT_MIRROR_EN              BIT(0)
 
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ static int dp83867_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	phydev->priv = dp83867;
 
-	return 0;
+	return dp83867_of_init(phydev);
 }
 
 static int dp83867_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -304,10 +308,6 @@ static int dp83867_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	int ret, val, bs;
 	u16 delay;
 
-	ret = dp83867_of_init(phydev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* RX_DV/RX_CTRL strapped in mode 1 or mode 2 workaround */
 	if (dp83867->rxctrl_strap_quirk)
 		phy_clear_bits_mmd(phydev, DP83867_DEVADDR, DP83867_CFG4,
@@ -410,12 +410,13 @@ static int dp83867_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		phy_write_mmd(phydev, DP83867_DEVADDR, DP83867_SGMIICTL, val);
 	}
 
+	val = phy_read(phydev, DP83867_CFG3);
 	/* Enable Interrupt output INT_OE in CFG3 register */
-	if (phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev)) {
-		val = phy_read(phydev, DP83867_CFG3);
-		val |= BIT(7);
-		phy_write(phydev, DP83867_CFG3, val);
-	}
+	if (phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev))
+		val |= DP83867_CFG3_INT_OE;
+
+	val |= DP83867_CFG3_ROBUST_AUTO_MDIX;
+	phy_write(phydev, DP83867_CFG3, val);
 
 	if (dp83867->port_mirroring != DP83867_PORT_MIRROING_KEEP)
 		dp83867_config_port_mirroring(phydev);