struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct phy_device *phydev = priv->phydev;
        u32 reg, cmd_bits = 0;
-       unsigned int status_changed = 0;
+       bool status_changed = false;
 
        if (priv->old_link != phydev->link) {
-               status_changed = 1;
+               status_changed = true;
                priv->old_link = phydev->link;
        }
 
        if (phydev->link) {
-               /* program UMAC and RGMII block based on established link
-                * speed, pause, and duplex.
-                * the speed set in umac->cmd tell RGMII block which clock
-                * 25MHz(100Mbps)/125MHz(1Gbps) to use for transmit.
-                * receive clock is provided by PHY.
-                */
-               reg = bcmgenet_ext_readl(priv, EXT_RGMII_OOB_CTRL);
-               reg &= ~OOB_DISABLE;
-               reg |= RGMII_LINK;
-               bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_RGMII_OOB_CTRL);
+               /* check speed/duplex/pause changes */
+               if (priv->old_speed != phydev->speed) {
+                       status_changed = true;
+                       priv->old_speed = phydev->speed;
+               }
+
+               if (priv->old_duplex != phydev->duplex) {
+                       status_changed = true;
+                       priv->old_duplex = phydev->duplex;
+               }
+
+               if (priv->old_pause != phydev->pause) {
+                       status_changed = true;
+                       priv->old_pause = phydev->pause;
+               }
+
+               /* done if nothing has changed */
+               if (!status_changed)
+                       return;
 
                /* speed */
                if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000)
                        cmd_bits = UMAC_SPEED_10;
                cmd_bits <<= CMD_SPEED_SHIFT;
 
-               if (priv->old_duplex != phydev->duplex) {
-                       status_changed = 1;
-                       priv->old_duplex = phydev->duplex;
-               }
-
                /* duplex */
                if (phydev->duplex != DUPLEX_FULL)
                        cmd_bits |= CMD_HD_EN;
 
-               if (priv->old_pause != phydev->pause) {
-                       status_changed = 1;
-                       priv->old_pause = phydev->pause;
-               }
-
                /* pause capability */
                if (!phydev->pause)
                        cmd_bits |= CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE | CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
-       }
 
-       if (!status_changed)
-               return;
+               /*
+                * Program UMAC and RGMII block based on established
+                * link speed, duplex, and pause. The speed set in
+                * umac->cmd tell RGMII block which clock to use for
+                * transmit -- 25MHz(100Mbps) or 125MHz(1Gbps).
+                * Receive clock is provided by the PHY.
+                */
+               reg = bcmgenet_ext_readl(priv, EXT_RGMII_OOB_CTRL);
+               reg &= ~OOB_DISABLE;
+               reg |= RGMII_LINK;
+               bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_RGMII_OOB_CTRL);
 
-       if (phydev->link) {
                reg = bcmgenet_umac_readl(priv, UMAC_CMD);
                reg &= ~((CMD_SPEED_MASK << CMD_SPEED_SHIFT) |
                               CMD_HD_EN |
                               CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE | CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE);
                reg |= cmd_bits;
                bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, reg, UMAC_CMD);
+       } else {
+               /* done if nothing has changed */
+               if (!status_changed)
+                       return;
 
+               /* needed for MoCA fixed PHY to reflect correct link status */
+               netif_carrier_off(dev);
        }
 
        phy_print_status(phydev);
        /* Communicate the integrated PHY revision */
        phy_flags = priv->gphy_rev;
 
+       /* Initialize link state variables that bcmgenet_mii_setup() uses */
+       priv->old_link = -1;
+       priv->old_speed = -1;
+       priv->old_duplex = -1;
+       priv->old_pause = -1;
+
        phydev = of_phy_connect(dev, priv->phy_dn, bcmgenet_mii_setup,
                                phy_flags, priv->phy_interface);
        if (!phydev) {
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
-       priv->old_link = -1;
-       priv->old_duplex = -1;
-       priv->old_pause = -1;
        priv->phydev = phydev;
 
        /* Configure port multiplexer based on what the probed PHY device since