diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1s.c b/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1s.c
index 7abecad28bf1..0ecef87e5882 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1s.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1s.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 #define LAN867X_REG_IRQ_1_CTL 0x001C
 #define LAN867X_REG_IRQ_2_CTL 0x001D
+#define LAN867X_REG_STS2 0x0019
+
+#define LAN867x_RESET_COMPLETE_STS BIT(11)
 
 /* The arrays below are pulled from the following table from AN1699
  * Access MMD Address Value Mask
@@ -53,6 +56,24 @@ static int lan867x_revb1_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	/* The chip completes a reset in 3us, we might get here earlier than
+	 * that, as an added margin we'll conditionally sleep 5us.
+	 */
+	err = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND2, LAN867X_REG_STS2);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	if (!(err & LAN867x_RESET_COMPLETE_STS)) {
+		udelay(5);
+		err = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND2, LAN867X_REG_STS2);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		if (!(err & LAN867x_RESET_COMPLETE_STS)) {
+			phydev_err(phydev, "PHY reset failed\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Reference to AN1699
 	 * https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/aemDocuments/documents/AIS/ProductDocuments/SupportingCollateral/AN-LAN8670-1-2-config-60001699.pdf
 	 * AN1699 says Read, Modify, Write, but the Write is not required if the