return 0;
 }
 
-static int rtl822xb_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+static int rtl822x_set_serdes_option_mode(struct phy_device *phydev, bool gen1)
 {
        bool has_2500, has_sgmii;
        u16 mode;
        /* the following sequence with magic numbers sets up the SerDes
         * option mode
         */
-       ret = phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND1, 0x75f3, 0);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+
+       if (!gen1) {
+               ret = phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND1, 0x75f3, 0);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+       }
 
        ret = phy_modify_mmd_changed(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND1,
                                     RTL822X_VND1_SERDES_OPTION,
                                     RTL822X_VND1_SERDES_OPTION_MODE_MASK,
                                     mode);
-       if (ret < 0)
+       if (gen1 || ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
        ret = phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND1, 0x6a04, 0x0503);
        return phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND1, 0x6f11, 0x8020);
 }
 
+static int rtl822x_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       return rtl822x_set_serdes_option_mode(phydev, true);
+}
+
+static int rtl822xb_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       return rtl822x_set_serdes_option_mode(phydev, false);
+}
+
 static int rtl822xb_get_rate_matching(struct phy_device *phydev,
                                      phy_interface_t iface)
 {
                .soft_reset     = rtl822x_c45_soft_reset,
                .get_features   = rtl822x_c45_get_features,
                .config_aneg    = rtl822x_c45_config_aneg,
-               .read_status    = rtl822x_c45_read_status,
+               .config_init    = rtl822x_config_init,
+               .read_status    = rtl822xb_c45_read_status,
                .suspend        = genphy_c45_pma_suspend,
                .resume         = rtlgen_c45_resume,
        }, {