diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
index b9d4145781caa092625adb94214549a02b66fd50..58bb25e4af1066ab8d4cc624884e247e37c6c5a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
@@ -219,6 +219,20 @@ int genphy_c45_read_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	int val, devad;
 	bool link = true;
 
+	if (phydev->c45_ids.devices_in_package & MDIO_DEVS_AN) {
+		val = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_CTRL1);
+		if (val < 0)
+			return val;
+
+		/* Autoneg is being started, therefore disregard current
+		 * link status and report link as down.
+		 */
+		if (val & MDIO_AN_CTRL1_RESTART) {
+			phydev->link = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	while (mmd_mask && link) {
 		devad = __ffs(mmd_mask);
 		mmd_mask &= ~BIT(devad);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 7ddd91df99e3dc24db6d374ba7b5e911c4716f47..27ebc2c6c2d0c4eb111f39a5596f50d976ca4a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1752,7 +1752,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_aneg_done);
  */
 int genphy_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status = 0, bmcr;
+
+	bmcr = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+	if (bmcr < 0)
+		return bmcr;
+
+	/* Autoneg is being started, therefore disregard BMSR value and
+	 * report link as down.
+	 */
+	if (bmcr & BMCR_ANRESTART)
+		goto done;
 
 	/* The link state is latched low so that momentary link
 	 * drops can be detected. Do not double-read the status