diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 4ac444eb269f..6f1e6f386b7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -5164,6 +5164,15 @@ static int r8169_mdio_register(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	struct mii_bus *new_bus;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* On some boards with this chip version the BIOS is buggy and misses
+	 * to reset the PHY page selector. This results in the PHY ID read
+	 * accessing registers on a different page, returning a more or
+	 * less random value. Fix this by resetting the page selector first.
+	 */
+	if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_25 ||
+	    tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_26)
+		r8169_mdio_write(tp, 0x1f, 0);
+
 	new_bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!new_bus)
 		return -ENOMEM;