diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_common.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_common.c
index d2bb51ab4a..ac7c10cadc 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_common.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_common.c
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ static void b53_switch_reset_gpio(struct b53_device *dev)
 
 static int b53_switch_reset(struct b53_device *dev)
 {
+	u8 cpu_port = dev->sw_dev.cpu_port;
 	u8 mgmt;
 
 	b53_switch_reset_gpio(dev);
@@ -525,8 +526,7 @@ static int b53_switch_reset(struct b53_device *dev)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		}
-	} else if ((is531x5(dev) || is5301x(dev)) &&
-		   dev->sw_dev.cpu_port == B53_CPU_PORT) {
+	} else if (is531x5(dev) && cpu_port == B53_CPU_PORT) {
 		u8 mii_port_override;
 
 		b53_read8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_PORT_OVERRIDE_CTRL,
@@ -534,6 +534,33 @@ static int b53_switch_reset(struct b53_device *dev)
 		b53_write8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_PORT_OVERRIDE_CTRL,
 			   mii_port_override | PORT_OVERRIDE_EN |
 			   PORT_OVERRIDE_LINK);
+	} else if (is5301x(dev)) {
+		if (cpu_port == 8) {
+			u8 mii_port_override;
+
+			b53_read8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_PORT_OVERRIDE_CTRL,
+				  &mii_port_override);
+			mii_port_override |= PORT_OVERRIDE_LINK |
+					     PORT_OVERRIDE_RX_FLOW |
+					     PORT_OVERRIDE_TX_FLOW |
+					     PORT_OVERRIDE_SPEED_2000M |
+					     PORT_OVERRIDE_EN;
+			b53_write8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_PORT_OVERRIDE_CTRL,
+				   mii_port_override);
+
+			/* TODO: Ports 5 & 7 require some extra handling */
+		} else {
+			u8 po_reg = B53_GMII_PORT_OVERRIDE_CTRL(cpu_port);
+			u8 gmii_po;
+
+			b53_read8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, po_reg, &gmii_po);
+			gmii_po |= GMII_PO_LINK |
+				   GMII_PO_RX_FLOW |
+				   GMII_PO_TX_FLOW |
+				   GMII_PO_EN |
+				   GMII_PO_SPEED_2000M;
+			b53_write8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, po_reg, gmii_po);
+		}
 	}
 
 	b53_enable_mib(dev);
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_regs.h b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_regs.h
index 534170832a..eef5c81779 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_regs.h
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_regs.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 #define   PORT_OVERRIDE_RV_MII_25	BIT(4) /* BCM5325 only */
 #define   PORT_OVERRIDE_RX_FLOW		BIT(4)
 #define   PORT_OVERRIDE_TX_FLOW		BIT(5)
+#define   PORT_OVERRIDE_SPEED_2000M	BIT(6) /* BCM5301X only, requires setting 1000M */
 #define   PORT_OVERRIDE_EN		BIT(7) /* Use the register contents */
 
 /* Power-down mode control */