value = MII_GC_PDOWN | MII_GC_LOOPBK | MII_GC_ISOLATE;
        tlan_mii_sync(dev->base_addr);
        tlan_mii_write_reg(dev, priv->phy[priv->phy_num], MII_GEN_CTL, value);
-       if ((priv->phy_num == 0) &&
-           (priv->phy[1] != TLAN_PHY_NONE) &&
-           (!(priv->adapter->flags & TLAN_ADAPTER_USE_INTERN_10))) {
+       if ((priv->phy_num == 0) && (priv->phy[1] != TLAN_PHY_NONE)) {
+               /* if using internal PHY, the external PHY must be powered on */
+               if (priv->adapter->flags & TLAN_ADAPTER_USE_INTERN_10)
+                       value = MII_GC_ISOLATE; /* just isolate it from MII */
                tlan_mii_sync(dev->base_addr);
                tlan_mii_write_reg(dev, priv->phy[1], MII_GEN_CTL, value);
        }