diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-uclass.c b/drivers/phy/phy-uclass.c
index acdcda1..777d952 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-uclass.c
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int generic_setup_phy(struct udevice *dev, struct phy *phy, int index)
+int generic_setup_phy(struct udevice *dev, struct phy *phy, int index,
+		      enum phy_mode mode, int submode)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -520,10 +521,18 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = generic_phy_set_mode(phy, mode, submode);
+	if (ret)
+		goto phys_mode_err;
+
 	ret = generic_phy_power_on(phy);
 	if (ret)
-		generic_phy_exit(phy);
+		goto phys_mode_err;
+
+	return 0;
 
+phys_mode_err:
+	generic_phy_exit(phy);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-generic.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-generic.c
index 23c3ed2..1ae3619 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-generic.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto reset_err;
 
-	err = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0);
+	err = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0, PHY_MODE_USB_HOST, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto regulator_err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c
index ff33608..a759aea 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	hcor = (struct ehci_hcor *)((phys_addr_t)hccr +
 			HC_LENGTH(ehci_readl(&(hccr)->cr_capbase)));
 
-	ret = generic_setup_phy(dev, &p->phy, 0);
+	ret = generic_setup_phy(dev, &p->phy, 0, PHY_MODE_USB_HOST, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_iface;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mx6.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mx6.c
index 31cd8a5..a93fa5d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mx6.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mx6.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
 	usb_phy_enable(ehci, priv->phy_addr);
 #endif
 #else
-	ret = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0);
+	ret = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0, PHY_MODE_USB_HOST, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_regulator;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index 5726865..8d05b14 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	int ret;
 	u32 cmd;
 
-	ret = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0);
+	ret = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0, PHY_MODE_USB_HOST, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-generic.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-generic.c
index f1325cd..cc44226 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-generic.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		goto reset_err;
 	}
 
-	err = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0);
+	err = generic_setup_phy(dev, &priv->phy, 0, PHY_MODE_USB_HOST, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto reset_err;