diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-3.10/780-tg3-phylib.patch b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-3.10/780-tg3-phylib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..726be2a067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-3.10/780-tg3-phylib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+@@ -17176,8 +17176,10 @@ static int tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *
+ 			tg3_flag_set(tp, FLUSH_POSTED_WRITES);
+ 		if (ssb_gige_one_dma_at_once(pdev))
+ 			tg3_flag_set(tp, ONE_DMA_AT_ONCE);
+-		if (ssb_gige_have_roboswitch(pdev))
++		if (ssb_gige_have_roboswitch(pdev)) {
++			tg3_flag_set(tp, USE_PHYLIB);
+ 			tg3_flag_set(tp, ROBOSWITCH);
++		}
+ 		if (ssb_gige_is_rgmii(pdev))
+ 			tg3_flag_set(tp, RGMII_MODE);
+ 	}