diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_mdio.c
index 18c68e048d43..48c32a171afa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_mdio.c
@@ -31,15 +31,19 @@ static inline void _enetc_mdio_wr(struct enetc_mdio_priv *mdio_priv, int off,
 	_enetc_mdio_wr(mdio_priv, ENETC_##off, val)
 #define enetc_mdio_rd_reg(off)	enetc_mdio_rd(mdio_priv, off)
 
-#define ENETC_MDC_DIV		258
-
 #define MDIO_CFG_CLKDIV(x)	((((x) >> 1) & 0xff) << 8)
 #define MDIO_CFG_BSY		BIT(0)
 #define MDIO_CFG_RD_ER		BIT(1)
+#define MDIO_CFG_HOLD(x)	(((x) << 2) & GENMASK(4, 2))
 #define MDIO_CFG_ENC45		BIT(6)
  /* external MDIO only - driven on neg MDC edge */
 #define MDIO_CFG_NEG		BIT(23)
 
+#define ENETC_EMDIO_CFG \
+	(MDIO_CFG_HOLD(2) | \
+	 MDIO_CFG_CLKDIV(258) | \
+	 MDIO_CFG_NEG)
+
 #define MDIO_CTL_DEV_ADDR(x)	((x) & 0x1f)
 #define MDIO_CTL_PORT_ADDR(x)	(((x) & 0x1f) << 5)
 #define MDIO_CTL_READ		BIT(15)
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ int enetc_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int regnum, u16 value)
 	u16 dev_addr;
 	int ret;
 
-	mdio_cfg = MDIO_CFG_CLKDIV(ENETC_MDC_DIV) | MDIO_CFG_NEG;
+	mdio_cfg = ENETC_EMDIO_CFG;
 	if (regnum & MII_ADDR_C45) {
 		dev_addr = (regnum >> 16) & 0x1f;
 		mdio_cfg |= MDIO_CFG_ENC45;
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ int enetc_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int regnum)
 	u16 dev_addr, value;
 	int ret;
 
-	mdio_cfg = MDIO_CFG_CLKDIV(ENETC_MDC_DIV) | MDIO_CFG_NEG;
+	mdio_cfg = ENETC_EMDIO_CFG;
 	if (regnum & MII_ADDR_C45) {
 		dev_addr = (regnum >> 16) & 0x1f;
 		mdio_cfg |= MDIO_CFG_ENC45;