diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
index 9581c86f8..1232380d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
@@ -1594,6 +1594,12 @@ static int yt8521_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return yt8521_modify_utp_fiber_bmcr(phydev, 0, BMCR_RESET);
 }
 
+static int yt8531_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	mdelay(500);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * yt8521_suspend() - suspend the hardware
  * @phydev: a pointer to a &struct phy_device
@@ -2963,6 +2969,7 @@ static struct phy_driver motorcomm_phy_drvs[] = {
 		.get_wol	= ytphy_get_wol,
 		.set_wol	= yt8531_set_wol,
 		.link_change_notify = yt8531_link_change_notify,
+		.soft_reset	= yt8531_soft_reset,
 	},
 	{
 		PHY_ID_MATCH_EXACT(PHY_ID_YT8531S),