return IS_ERR(phy) ? NULL : phy;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_phy_connect_fixed_link);
+
+/**
+ * of_phy_attach - Attach to a PHY without starting the state machine
+ * @dev: pointer to net_device claiming the phy
+ * @phy_np: Node pointer for the PHY
+ * @flags: flags to pass to the PHY
+ * @iface: PHY data interface type
+ */
+struct phy_device *of_phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
+                                struct device_node *phy_np, u32 flags,
+                                phy_interface_t iface)
+{
+       struct phy_device *phy = of_phy_find_device(phy_np);
+
+       if (!phy)
+               return NULL;
+
+       return phy_attach_direct(dev, phy, flags, iface) ? NULL : phy;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_phy_attach);
 
                                         struct device_node *phy_np,
                                         void (*hndlr)(struct net_device *),
                                         u32 flags, phy_interface_t iface);
+struct phy_device *of_phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
+                                struct device_node *phy_np, u32 flags,
+                                phy_interface_t iface);
 extern struct phy_device *of_phy_connect_fixed_link(struct net_device *dev,
                                         void (*hndlr)(struct net_device *),
                                         phy_interface_t iface);
        return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline struct phy_device *of_phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
+                                              struct device_node *phy_np,
+                                              u32 flags, phy_interface_t iface)
+{
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline struct phy_device *of_phy_connect_fixed_link(struct net_device *dev,
                                                           void (*hndlr)(struct net_device *),
                                                           phy_interface_t iface)