diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 48ce6ef400fe7fdda6ae78a9a22943b2307c1c8b..47cd306dbb3c4909ae95feb586f0b89198126995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ int phy_mii_ioctl(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		mdiobus_write(phydev->bus, mii_data->phy_id,
 			      mii_data->reg_num, val);
 
-		if (mii_data->reg_num == MII_BMCR &&
+		if (mii_data->phy_id == phydev->addr &&
+		    mii_data->reg_num == MII_BMCR &&
 		    val & BMCR_RESET)
 			return phy_init_hw(phydev);