diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index dbf7070fcdba..a3f0f27fc79a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@
 #define MACB_CAPS_GEM_HAS_PTP			0x00000040
 #define MACB_CAPS_BD_RD_PREFETCH		0x00000080
 #define MACB_CAPS_NEEDS_RSTONUBR		0x00000100
+#define MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC			0x08000000
 #define MACB_CAPS_FIFO_MODE			0x10000000
 #define MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE	0x20000000
 #define MACB_CAPS_SG_DISABLED			0x40000000
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index def94e91883a..529a1d0d7dab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -654,6 +654,72 @@ static const struct phylink_mac_ops macb_phylink_ops = {
 	.mac_link_up = macb_mac_link_up,
 };
 
+static void at91ether_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config,
+				 unsigned int mode,
+				 const struct phylink_link_state *state)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u32 ctrl;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+
+	ctrl = MACB_BF(CLK, MACB_CLK_DIV32) | MACB_BIT(BIG);
+	if (state->speed == SPEED_100)
+		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(SPD);
+
+	if (state->duplex)
+		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(FD);
+
+	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII)
+		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(RM9200_RMII);
+
+	macb_writel(bp, NCFGR, ctrl);
+
+	bp->speed = state->speed;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void at91ether_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config,
+				    unsigned int mode,
+				    phy_interface_t interface)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	u32 ctrl;
+
+	/* Disable Rx and Tx */
+	ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR) & ~(MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl);
+
+	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(ndev);
+}
+
+static void at91ether_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
+				  unsigned int mode,
+				  phy_interface_t interface,
+				  struct phy_device *phy)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+	/* Enable Rx and Tx */
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
+
+	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ndev);
+}
+
+static const struct phylink_mac_ops at91ether_phylink_ops = {
+	.validate = macb_validate,
+	.mac_pcs_get_state = macb_mac_pcs_get_state,
+	.mac_an_restart = macb_mac_an_restart,
+	.mac_config = at91ether_mac_config,
+	.mac_link_down = at91ether_mac_link_down,
+	.mac_link_up = at91ether_mac_link_up,
+};
+
 static bool macb_phy_handle_exists(struct device_node *dn)
 {
 	dn = of_parse_phandle(dn, "phy-handle", 0);
@@ -695,13 +761,17 @@ static int macb_phylink_connect(struct macb *bp)
 /* based on au1000_eth. c*/
 static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	const struct phylink_mac_ops *phylink_ops = &macb_phylink_ops;
 	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC)
+		phylink_ops = &at91ether_phylink_ops;
+
 	bp->phylink_config.dev = &dev->dev;
 	bp->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
 
 	bp->phylink = phylink_create(&bp->phylink_config, bp->pdev->dev.fwnode,
-				     bp->phy_interface, &macb_phylink_ops);
+				     bp->phy_interface, phylink_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(bp->phylink)) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "Could not create a phylink instance (%ld)\n",
 			   PTR_ERR(bp->phylink));
@@ -4041,7 +4111,6 @@ static int at91ether_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
-	u32 reg;
 
 	bp->queues[0].bp = bp;
 
@@ -4055,12 +4124,6 @@ static int at91ether_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	macb_writel(bp, NCR, 0);
 
-	reg = MACB_BF(CLK, MACB_CLK_DIV32) | MACB_BIT(BIG);
-	if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII)
-		reg |= MACB_BIT(RM9200_RMII);
-
-	macb_writel(bp, NCFGR, reg);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4218,7 +4281,7 @@ static const struct macb_config sama5d4_config = {
 };
 
 static const struct macb_config emac_config = {
-	.caps = MACB_CAPS_NEEDS_RSTONUBR,
+	.caps = MACB_CAPS_NEEDS_RSTONUBR | MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC,
 	.clk_init = at91ether_clk_init,
 	.init = at91ether_init,
 };
