diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c b/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c
index ddc2c5ea3787..6ace118502b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/meson-gxl.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static struct phy_driver meson_gxl_phy[] = {
 		.name		= "Meson GXL Internal PHY",
 		.features	= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES,
 		.flags		= PHY_IS_INTERNAL | PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
+		.soft_reset     = genphy_soft_reset,
 		.config_init	= meson_gxl_config_init,
 		.aneg_done      = genphy_aneg_done,
 		.read_status	= meson_gxl_read_status,