diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 3a2d7e8c3f66b1b74565b372cd6c07c4ec791326..53ff38cbc37b500615d783c43ae4bb38064a53e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -2036,6 +2036,11 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	lp->coalesce_count_rx = XAXIDMA_DFT_RX_THRESHOLD;
 	lp->coalesce_count_tx = XAXIDMA_DFT_TX_THRESHOLD;
 
+	/* Reset core now that clocks are enabled, prior to accessing MDIO */
+	ret = __axienet_device_reset(lp);
+	if (ret)
+		goto cleanup_clk;
+
 	lp->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "phy-handle", 0);
 	if (lp->phy_node) {
 		ret = axienet_mdio_setup(lp);