if (phy->req_duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
                autoneg_val |= (1<<8);
 
-       bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy,
+       /*
+        * Always write this if this is not 84833.
+        * For 84833, write it only when it's a forced speed.
+        */
+       if ((phy->type != PORT_HW_CFG_XGXS_EXT_PHY_TYPE_BCM84833) ||
+               ((autoneg_val & (1<<12)) == 0))
+               bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy,
                         MDIO_AN_DEVAD,
                         MDIO_AN_REG_8481_LEGACY_MII_CTRL, autoneg_val);
 
                        bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy,
                                 MDIO_AN_DEVAD, MDIO_AN_REG_CTRL,
                                 0x3200);
-       } else if (phy->req_line_speed != SPEED_10 &&
-                  phy->req_line_speed != SPEED_100) {
+       } else
                bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy,
                                 MDIO_AN_DEVAD,
                                 MDIO_AN_REG_8481_10GBASE_T_AN_CTRL,
                                 1);
-       }
+
        /* Save spirom version */
        bnx2x_save_848xx_spirom_version(phy, params);
 
                bnx2x_cl45_read(bp, phy,
                                MDIO_CTL_DEVAD,
                                0x400f, &val16);
-               /* Put to low power mode on newer FW */
-               if ((val16 & 0x303f) > 0x1009)
-                       bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy,
-                                       MDIO_PMA_DEVAD,
-                                       MDIO_PMA_REG_CTRL, 0x800);
+               bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy,
+                               MDIO_PMA_DEVAD,
+                               MDIO_PMA_REG_CTRL, 0x800);
        }
 }