diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi
index eddb390174..bcc083a4d3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi
@@ -205,8 +205,19 @@
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_enet>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
+	phy-handle = <&phy>;
 	phy-reset-gpios = <&gpio1 25 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	mdio {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
+
+		phy: ethernet-phy@1 {
+			reg = <1>;
+			qca,clk-out-frequency = <125000000>;
+		};
+	};
 };
 
 &hdmi {
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c b/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c
index 8d24af0a99..3a55055490 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c
@@ -292,16 +292,6 @@ static int ar8031_phy_fixup(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	unsigned short val;
 
-	/* To enable AR8031 ouput a 125MHz clk from CLK_25M */
-	phy_write(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0xd, 0x7);
-	phy_write(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0xe, 0x8016);
-	phy_write(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0xd, 0x4007);
-
-	val = phy_read(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0xe);
-	val &= 0xffe3;
-	val |= 0x18;
-	phy_write(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0xe, val);
-
 	/* introduce tx clock delay */
 	phy_write(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0x1d, 0x5);
 	val = phy_read(phydev, MDIO_DEVAD_NONE, 0x1e);