diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 95f0419ba21..88237bdb525 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -713,60 +713,57 @@ static void phy_timer(unsigned long data)
 
 			break;
 		case PHY_AN:
+			err = phy_read_status(phydev);
+
+			if (err < 0)
+				break;
+
+			/* If the link is down, give up on
+			 * negotiation for now */
+			if (!phydev->link) {
+				phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
+				netif_carrier_off(phydev->attached_dev);
+				phydev->adjust_link(phydev->attached_dev);
+				break;
+			}
+
 			/* Check if negotiation is done.  Break
 			 * if there's an error */
 			err = phy_aneg_done(phydev);
 			if (err < 0)
 				break;
 
-			/* If auto-negotiation is done, we change to
-			 * either RUNNING, or NOLINK */
+			/* If AN is done, we're running */
 			if (err > 0) {
-				err = phy_read_status(phydev);
-
-				if (err)
-					break;
-
-				if (phydev->link) {
-					phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
-					netif_carrier_on(phydev->attached_dev);
-				} else {
-					phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
-					netif_carrier_off(phydev->attached_dev);
-				}
-
+				phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
+				netif_carrier_on(phydev->attached_dev);
 				phydev->adjust_link(phydev->attached_dev);
 
 			} else if (0 == phydev->link_timeout--) {
-				/* The counter expired, so either we
-				 * switch to forced mode, or the
-				 * magic_aneg bit exists, and we try aneg
-				 * again */
-				if (!(phydev->drv->flags & PHY_HAS_MAGICANEG)) {
-					int idx;
-
-					/* We'll start from the
-					 * fastest speed, and work
-					 * our way down */
-					idx = phy_find_valid(0,
-							phydev->supported);
-
-					phydev->speed = settings[idx].speed;
-					phydev->duplex = settings[idx].duplex;
-					
-					phydev->autoneg = AUTONEG_DISABLE;
-					phydev->state = PHY_FORCING;
-					phydev->link_timeout =
-						PHY_FORCE_TIMEOUT;
-
-					pr_info("Trying %d/%s\n",
-							phydev->speed,
-							DUPLEX_FULL ==
-							phydev->duplex ?
-							"FULL" : "HALF");
-				}
+				int idx;
 
 				needs_aneg = 1;
+				/* If we have the magic_aneg bit,
+				 * we try again */
+				if (phydev->drv->flags & PHY_HAS_MAGICANEG)
+					break;
+
+				/* The timer expired, and we still
+				 * don't have a setting, so we try
+				 * forcing it until we find one that
+				 * works, starting from the fastest speed,
+				 * and working our way down */
+				idx = phy_find_valid(0, phydev->supported);
+
+				phydev->speed = settings[idx].speed;
+				phydev->duplex = settings[idx].duplex;
+
+				phydev->autoneg = AUTONEG_DISABLE;
+
+				pr_info("Trying %d/%s\n", phydev->speed,
+						DUPLEX_FULL ==
+						phydev->duplex ?
+						"FULL" : "HALF");
 			}
 			break;
 		case PHY_NOLINK:
@@ -782,7 +779,7 @@ static void phy_timer(unsigned long data)
 			}
 			break;
 		case PHY_FORCING:
-			err = phy_read_status(phydev);
+			err = genphy_update_link(phydev);
 
 			if (err)
 				break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 3bbd5e70c20..2a08b2b62c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ int genphy_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_update_link);
 
 /* genphy_read_status
  *