diff --git a/drivers/usb/eth/asix.c b/drivers/usb/eth/asix.c
index 75ec8f7881..76624b9256 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/eth/asix.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/eth/asix.c
@@ -407,6 +407,25 @@ static int asix_basic_reset(struct ueth_data *dev)
 	rx_ctl = asix_read_rx_ctl(dev);
 	debug("RX_CTL is 0x%04x setting to 0x0000\n", rx_ctl);
 
+	dev->phy_id = asix_get_phy_addr(dev);
+	if (dev->phy_id < 0)
+		debug("Failed to read phy id\n");
+
+	asix_mdio_write(dev, dev->phy_id, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
+	asix_mdio_write(dev, dev->phy_id, MII_ADVERTISE,
+			ADVERTISE_ALL | ADVERTISE_CSMA);
+	mii_nway_restart(dev);
+
+	if (asix_write_medium_mode(dev, AX88772_MEDIUM_DEFAULT) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (asix_write_cmd(dev, AX_CMD_WRITE_IPG0,
+				AX88772_IPG0_DEFAULT | AX88772_IPG1_DEFAULT,
+				AX88772_IPG2_DEFAULT, 0, NULL) < 0) {
+		debug("Write IPG,IPG1,IPG2 failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -422,31 +441,6 @@ static int asix_init(struct eth_device *eth, bd_t *bd)
 
 	debug("** %s()\n", __func__);
 
-	dev->phy_id = asix_get_phy_addr(dev);
-	if (dev->phy_id < 0)
-		debug("Failed to read phy id\n");
-
-	if (asix_sw_reset(dev, AX_SWRESET_PRL) < 0)
-		goto out_err;
-
-	if (asix_sw_reset(dev, AX_SWRESET_IPRL | AX_SWRESET_PRL) < 0)
-		goto out_err;
-
-	asix_mdio_write(dev, dev->phy_id, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
-	asix_mdio_write(dev, dev->phy_id, MII_ADVERTISE,
-			ADVERTISE_ALL | ADVERTISE_CSMA);
-	mii_nway_restart(dev);
-
-	if (asix_write_medium_mode(dev, AX88772_MEDIUM_DEFAULT) < 0)
-		goto out_err;
-
-	if (asix_write_cmd(dev, AX_CMD_WRITE_IPG0,
-				AX88772_IPG0_DEFAULT | AX88772_IPG1_DEFAULT,
-				AX88772_IPG2_DEFAULT, 0, NULL) < 0) {
-		debug("Write IPG,IPG1,IPG2 failed\n");
-		goto out_err;
-	}
-
 	if (asix_write_rx_ctl(dev, AX_DEFAULT_RX_CTL) < 0)
 		goto out_err;