diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 93a87aa..8cd85309 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -1729,6 +1729,7 @@
 	mdio_write(ioaddr, 0x1f, 0x0000);
 	mdio_patch(ioaddr, 0x11, 1 << 12);
 	mdio_patch(ioaddr, 0x19, 1 << 13);
+	mdio_patch(ioaddr, 0x10, 1 << 15);
 
 	rtl_phy_write(ioaddr, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
 }