else if (!(mode & 0x0080) && (mode & 0x0040))
                priv->tlan_full_duplex = true;
 
+       /* switch to internal PHY for 10 Mbps */
        if ((!(mode & 0x0180)) &&
            (priv->adapter->flags & TLAN_ADAPTER_USE_INTERN_10) &&
            (priv->phy_num != 0)) {
                               dev->name);
                        tlan_dio_write8(dev->base_addr, TLAN_LED_REG, 0);
                        netif_carrier_off(dev);
+                       if (priv->adapter->flags & TLAN_ADAPTER_USE_INTERN_10) {
+                               /* power down internal PHY */
+                               u16 data = MII_GC_PDOWN | MII_GC_LOOPBK |
+                                          MII_GC_ISOLATE;
+
+                               tlan_mii_sync(dev->base_addr);
+                               tlan_mii_write_reg(dev, priv->phy[0],
+                                                  MII_GEN_CTL, data);
+                               /* set to external PHY */
+                               priv->phy_num = 1;
+                               /* restart autonegotiation */
+                               tlan_set_timer(dev, 4 * HZ / 10,
+                                              TLAN_TIMER_PHY_PDOWN);
+                               return;
+                       }
                }
        }