diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.c
index 259bdac24cf211113b8f80934feb093d61e46f2d..a4dd04fc6d89e7f7efd77145a5dd883884b30c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.c
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ static int tn40_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	ret = tn40_phy_register(priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to set up PHY.\n");
-		goto err_free_irq;
+		goto err_cleanup_swnodes;
 	}
 
 	ret = tn40_priv_init(priv);
@@ -1795,6 +1795,8 @@ static int tn40_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	return 0;
 err_unregister_phydev:
 	tn40_phy_unregister(priv);
+err_cleanup_swnodes:
+	tn40_swnodes_cleanup(priv);
 err_free_irq:
 	pci_free_irq_vectors(pdev);
 err_unset_drvdata:
@@ -1816,6 +1818,7 @@ static void tn40_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 
 	tn40_phy_unregister(priv);
+	tn40_swnodes_cleanup(priv);
 	pci_free_irq_vectors(priv->pdev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	iounmap(priv->regs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.h
index 490781fe512053d0d2cf0d6e819fc11d078a6733..ac48c1dc555480ccea41b6815bcfafb150b0a47c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef _TN40_H_
 #define _TN40_H_
 
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include "tn40_regs.h"
 
 #define TN40_DRV_NAME "tn40xx"
@@ -102,10 +103,39 @@ struct tn40_txdb {
 	int size; /* Number of elements in the db */
 };
 
+#define NODE_PROP(_NAME, _PROP)	(		\
+	(const struct software_node) {		\
+		.name = _NAME,			\
+		.properties = _PROP,		\
+	})
+
+#define NODE_PAR_PROP(_NAME, _PAR, _PROP)	(	\
+	(const struct software_node) {		\
+		.name = _NAME,			\
+		.parent = _PAR,			\
+		.properties = _PROP,		\
+	})
+
+enum tn40_swnodes {
+	SWNODE_MDIO,
+	SWNODE_PHY,
+	SWNODE_MAX
+};
+
+struct tn40_nodes {
+	char phy_name[32];
+	char mdio_name[32];
+	struct property_entry phy_props[3];
+	struct software_node swnodes[SWNODE_MAX];
+	const struct software_node *group[SWNODE_MAX + 1];
+};
+
 struct tn40_priv {
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 
+	struct tn40_nodes nodes;
+
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 	/* RX FIFOs: 1 for data (full) descs, and 2 for free descs */
 	struct tn40_rxd_fifo rxd_fifo0;
@@ -225,6 +255,7 @@ static inline void tn40_write_reg(struct tn40_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 val)
 
 int tn40_set_link_speed(struct tn40_priv *priv, u32 speed);
 
+void tn40_swnodes_cleanup(struct tn40_priv *priv);
 int tn40_mdiobus_init(struct tn40_priv *priv);
 
 int tn40_phy_register(struct tn40_priv *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40_mdio.c
index af18615d64a8a290c7f79e56260b9aacf82c0386..3607ffcb2ee54e70009fdde0d59d27a9b8a88b6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tn40_mdio.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 	 (FIELD_PREP(TN40_MDIO_PRTAD_MASK, (port))))
 #define TN40_MDIO_CMD_READ BIT(15)
 
+#define AQR105_FIRMWARE "tehuti/aqr105-tn40xx.cld"
+
 static void tn40_mdio_set_speed(struct tn40_priv *priv, u32 speed)
 {
 	void __iomem *regs = priv->regs;
@@ -111,6 +113,56 @@ static int tn40_mdio_write_c45(struct mii_bus *mii_bus, int addr, int devnum,
 	return  tn40_mdio_write(mii_bus->priv, addr, devnum, regnum, val);
 }
 
+/* registers an mdio node and an aqr105 PHY at address 1
+ * tn40_mdio-%id {
+ *	ethernet-phy@1 {
+ *		compatible = "ethernet-phy-id03a1.b4a3";
+ *		reg = <1>;
+ *		firmware-name = AQR105_FIRMWARE;
+ *	};
+ * };
+ */
+static int tn40_swnodes_register(struct tn40_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct tn40_nodes *nodes = &priv->nodes;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = priv->pdev;
+	struct software_node *swnodes;
+	u32 id;
+
+	id = pci_dev_id(pdev);
+
+	snprintf(nodes->phy_name, sizeof(nodes->phy_name), "ethernet-phy@1");
+	snprintf(nodes->mdio_name, sizeof(nodes->mdio_name), "tn40_mdio-%x",
+		 id);
+
+	swnodes = nodes->swnodes;
+
+	swnodes[SWNODE_MDIO] = NODE_PROP(nodes->mdio_name, NULL);
+
+	nodes->phy_props[0] = PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING("compatible",
+						    "ethernet-phy-id03a1.b4a3");
+	nodes->phy_props[1] = PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("reg", 1);
+	nodes->phy_props[2] = PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING("firmware-name",
+						    AQR105_FIRMWARE);
+	swnodes[SWNODE_PHY] = NODE_PAR_PROP(nodes->phy_name,
+					    &swnodes[SWNODE_MDIO],
+					    nodes->phy_props);
+
+	nodes->group[SWNODE_PHY] = &swnodes[SWNODE_PHY];
+	nodes->group[SWNODE_MDIO] = &swnodes[SWNODE_MDIO];
+	return software_node_register_node_group(nodes->group);
+}
+
+void tn40_swnodes_cleanup(struct tn40_priv *priv)
+{
+	/* cleanup of swnodes is only needed for AQR105-based cards */
+	if (priv->pdev->device == 0x4025) {
+		fwnode_handle_put(dev_fwnode(&priv->mdio->dev));
+		device_remove_software_node(&priv->mdio->dev);
+		software_node_unregister_node_group(priv->nodes.group);
+	}
+}
+
 int tn40_mdiobus_init(struct tn40_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = priv->pdev;
@@ -129,14 +181,36 @@ int tn40_mdiobus_init(struct tn40_priv *priv)
 
 	bus->read_c45 = tn40_mdio_read_c45;
 	bus->write_c45 = tn40_mdio_write_c45;
+	priv->mdio = bus;
+
+	/* provide swnodes for AQR105-based cards only */
+	if (pdev->device == 0x4025) {
+		ret = tn40_swnodes_register(priv);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("swnodes failed\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = device_add_software_node(&bus->dev,
+					       priv->nodes.group[SWNODE_MDIO]);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "device_add_software_node failed:"
+				" %d\n", ret);
+		}
+	}
 
 	ret = devm_mdiobus_register(&pdev->dev, bus);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register mdiobus %d %u %u\n",
 			ret, bus->state, MDIOBUS_UNREGISTERED);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_swnodes_cleanup;
 	}
 	tn40_mdio_set_speed(priv, TN40_MDIO_SPEED_6MHZ);
-	priv->mdio = bus;
 	return 0;
+
+err_swnodes_cleanup:
+	tn40_swnodes_cleanup(priv);
+	return ret;
 }
+
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(AQR105_FIRMWARE);
