diff --git a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c
index 1f00c14..b87b092 100644
--- a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c
+++ b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_P4080_ERRATUM_SERDES9) && defined(CONFIG_PHY_TERANETICS)
 int board_phy_config(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	if (phydev->drv->config)
+		phydev->drv->config(phydev);
 	if (phydev->drv->uid == PHY_UID_TN2020) {
 		unsigned long timeout = 1 * 1000; /* 1 seconds */
 		enum srds_prtcl device;
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/mpc8544ds.c b/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/mpc8544ds.c
index 6fe8d39..24a1715 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/mpc8544ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/mpc8544ds.c
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
 	uint phyid;
 	struct mii_dev *bus = phydev->bus;
 
+	if (phydev->drv->config)
+		phydev->drv->config(phydev);
 	if (do_once)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index eb55180..7d327f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@
 
 static int __board_phy_config(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	if (phydev->drv->config)
+		return phydev->drv->config(phydev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -741,9 +743,6 @@
 
 int phy_config(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	if (phydev->drv->config)
-		phydev->drv->config(phydev);
-
 	/* Invoke an optional board-specific helper */
 	board_phy_config(phydev);