static int b53_switch_reset(struct b53_device *dev)
 {
-       u8 mgmt;
+       unsigned int timeout = 1000;
+       u8 mgmt, reg;
 
        b53_switch_reset_gpio(dev);
 
                b53_write8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_SOFTRESET, 0x00);
        }
 
+       /* This is specific to 58xx devices here, do not use is58xx() which
+        * covers the larger Starfigther 2 family, including 7445/7278 which
+        * still use this driver as a library and need to perform the reset
+        * earlier.
+        */
+       if (dev->chip_id == BCM58XX_DEVICE_ID) {
+               b53_read8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_SOFTRESET, ®);
+               reg |= SW_RST | EN_SW_RST | EN_CH_RST;
+               b53_write8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_SOFTRESET, reg);
+
+               do {
+                       b53_read8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_SOFTRESET, ®);
+                       if (!(reg & SW_RST))
+                               break;
+
+                       usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+               } while (timeout-- > 0);
+
+               if (timeout == 0)
+                       return -ETIMEDOUT;
+       }
+
        b53_read8(dev, B53_CTRL_PAGE, B53_SWITCH_MODE, &mgmt);
 
        if (!(mgmt & SM_SW_FWD_EN)) {