diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/patches-4.4/207-npe_driver_multiphy_support.patch b/target/linux/ixp4xx/patches-4.4/207-npe_driver_multiphy_support.patch
index 207ccc533a..33c3327ee9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/patches-4.4/207-npe_driver_multiphy_support.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/patches-4.4/207-npe_driver_multiphy_support.patch
@@ -66,7 +66,18 @@ TODO: take care of additional PHYs through the PHY abstraction layer
  	snprintf(phy_id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE + 3, PHY_ID_FMT,
  		mdio_bus->id, plat->phy);
  	port->phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_id, &ixp4xx_adjust_link,
-@@ -632,21 +663,32 @@ static void ixp4xx_phy_disconnect(struct
+@@ -625,6 +656,10 @@ static int ixp4xx_phy_connect(struct net
+ 
+ 	port->phydev->irq = PHY_POLL;
+ 
++	port->link = 0;
++	port->speed = 0;
++	port->duplex = -1;
++
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -632,21 +667,32 @@ static void ixp4xx_phy_disconnect(struct
  {
  	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
  
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ TODO: take care of additional PHYs through the PHY abstraction layer
  }
  
  static inline void debug_pkt(struct net_device *dev, const char *func,
-@@ -1048,6 +1090,9 @@ static int eth_ioctl(struct net_device *
+@@ -1048,6 +1094,9 @@ static int eth_ioctl(struct net_device *
  			return hwtstamp_get(dev, req);
  	}
  
@@ -112,7 +123,7 @@ TODO: take care of additional PHYs through the PHY abstraction layer
  	return phy_mii_ioctl(port->phydev, req, cmd);
  }
  
-@@ -1068,18 +1113,30 @@ static void ixp4xx_get_drvinfo(struct ne
+@@ -1068,18 +1117,30 @@ static void ixp4xx_get_drvinfo(struct ne
  static int ixp4xx_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
  {
  	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -143,3 +154,14 @@ TODO: take care of additional PHYs through the PHY abstraction layer
  	return phy_start_aneg(port->phydev);
  }
  
+@@ -1529,10 +1590,6 @@ static int eth_init_one(struct platform_
+ 	if ((err = register_netdev(dev)))
+ 		goto err_phy_dis;
+ 
+-	port->link = 0;
+-	port->speed = 0;
+-	port->duplex = -1;
+-
+ 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: MII PHY %i on %s\n", dev->name, plat->phy,
+ 	       npe_name(port->npe));
+