diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index ba2dc8e991..999466288f 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -15624,31 +15624,21 @@ static const char *mg_phy_id_to_str(uint16_t id1, uint16_t id2) {
   (void) id2;
 }
 
-static void mg_phy_set_clk_out(struct mg_phy *phy, uint8_t phy_addr) {
-  uint16_t id1, id2;
-  id1 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID1);
-  id2 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID2);
-
-  if (id1 == MG_PHY_DP83x && id2 == MG_PHY_DP83867) {
-    // write 0x10d to IO_MUX_CFG (0x0170)
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x1f);
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x170);
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x401f);
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x10d);
-  }
-}
-
 void mg_phy_init(struct mg_phy *phy, uint8_t phy_addr, uint8_t config) {
   uint16_t id1, id2;
   phy->write_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR, MG_BIT(15));  // Reset PHY
-  phy->write_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR, MG_BIT(12));  // Autonegotiation
+  while (phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR) & MG_BIT(15)) (void) 0;
+  // MG_PHY_REG_BCR[12]: Autonegotiation is default unless hw says otherwise
 
   id1 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID1);
   id2 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID2);
   MG_INFO(("PHY ID: %#04x %#04x (%s)", id1, id2, mg_phy_id_to_str(id1, id2)));
 
   if (id1 == MG_PHY_DP83x && id2 == MG_PHY_DP83867) {
-      mg_phy_set_clk_out(phy, phy_addr);
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x1f);    // write 0x10d to IO_MUX_CFG (0x0170)
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x170);
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x401f);
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x10d);
   }
 
   if (config & MG_PHY_CLOCKS_MAC) {
@@ -15711,7 +15701,6 @@ bool mg_phy_up(struct mg_phy *phy, uint8_t phy_addr, bool *full_duplex,
       *speed = (scsr & MG_BIT(3)) ? MG_PHY_SPEED_100M : MG_PHY_SPEED_10M;
     } else if (id1 == MG_PHY_RTL8201) {
       uint16_t bcr = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR);
-      if (bcr & MG_BIT(15)) return 0;  // still resetting
       *full_duplex = bcr & MG_BIT(8);
       *speed = (bcr & MG_BIT(13)) ? MG_PHY_SPEED_100M : MG_PHY_SPEED_10M;
     }
diff --git a/src/drivers/phy.c b/src/drivers/phy.c
index 3a11cb9a01..9acb28d9d3 100644
--- a/src/drivers/phy.c
+++ b/src/drivers/phy.c
@@ -45,31 +45,21 @@ static const char *mg_phy_id_to_str(uint16_t id1, uint16_t id2) {
   (void) id2;
 }
 
-static void mg_phy_set_clk_out(struct mg_phy *phy, uint8_t phy_addr) {
-  uint16_t id1, id2;
-  id1 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID1);
-  id2 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID2);
-
-  if (id1 == MG_PHY_DP83x && id2 == MG_PHY_DP83867) {
-    // write 0x10d to IO_MUX_CFG (0x0170)
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x1f);
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x170);
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x401f);
-    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x10d);
-  }
-}
-
 void mg_phy_init(struct mg_phy *phy, uint8_t phy_addr, uint8_t config) {
   uint16_t id1, id2;
   phy->write_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR, MG_BIT(15));  // Reset PHY
-  phy->write_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR, MG_BIT(12));  // Autonegotiation
+  while (phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR) & MG_BIT(15)) (void) 0;
+  // MG_PHY_REG_BCR[12]: Autonegotiation is default unless hw says otherwise
 
   id1 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID1);
   id2 = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_ID2);
   MG_INFO(("PHY ID: %#04x %#04x (%s)", id1, id2, mg_phy_id_to_str(id1, id2)));
 
   if (id1 == MG_PHY_DP83x && id2 == MG_PHY_DP83867) {
-      mg_phy_set_clk_out(phy, phy_addr);
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x1f);    // write 0x10d to IO_MUX_CFG (0x0170)
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x170);
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0d, 0x401f);
+    phy->write_reg(phy_addr, 0x0e, 0x10d);
   }
 
   if (config & MG_PHY_CLOCKS_MAC) {
@@ -132,7 +122,6 @@ bool mg_phy_up(struct mg_phy *phy, uint8_t phy_addr, bool *full_duplex,
       *speed = (scsr & MG_BIT(3)) ? MG_PHY_SPEED_100M : MG_PHY_SPEED_10M;
     } else if (id1 == MG_PHY_RTL8201) {
       uint16_t bcr = phy->read_reg(phy_addr, MG_PHY_REG_BCR);
-      if (bcr & MG_BIT(15)) return 0;  // still resetting
       *full_duplex = bcr & MG_BIT(8);
       *speed = (bcr & MG_BIT(13)) ? MG_PHY_SPEED_100M : MG_PHY_SPEED_10M;
     }