diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c b/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
index 6d1e3fcc43e237b8076c2be6a2b5c41db5473d38..ec40ba882f612dba77a72b0a4a9e5689c7898ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
@@ -122,6 +122,123 @@ static int lxt971_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * A2 version of LXT973 chip has an ERRATA: it randomly return the contents
+ * of the previous even register when you read a odd register regularly
+ */
+
+static int lxt973a2_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int status;
+	int control;
+	int retry = 8; /* we try 8 times */
+
+	/* Do a fake read */
+	status = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMSR);
+
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
+
+	control = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+	if (control < 0)
+		return control;
+
+	do {
+		/* Read link and autonegotiation status */
+		status = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMSR);
+	} while (status >= 0 && retry-- && status == control);
+
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
+
+	if ((status & BMSR_LSTATUS) == 0)
+		phydev->link = 0;
+	else
+		phydev->link = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int lxt973a2_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int adv;
+	int err;
+	int lpa;
+	int lpagb = 0;
+
+	/* Update the link, but return if there was an error */
+	err = lxt973a2_update_link(phydev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (AUTONEG_ENABLE == phydev->autoneg) {
+		int retry = 1;
+
+		adv = phy_read(phydev, MII_ADVERTISE);
+
+		if (adv < 0)
+			return adv;
+
+		do {
+			lpa = phy_read(phydev, MII_LPA);
+
+			if (lpa < 0)
+				return lpa;
+
+			/* If both registers are equal, it is suspect but not
+			* impossible, hence a new try
+			*/
+		} while (lpa == adv && retry--);
+
+		lpa &= adv;
+
+		phydev->speed = SPEED_10;
+		phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
+		phydev->pause = phydev->asym_pause = 0;
+
+		if (lpagb & (LPA_1000FULL | LPA_1000HALF)) {
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_1000;
+
+			if (lpagb & LPA_1000FULL)
+				phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		} else if (lpa & (LPA_100FULL | LPA_100HALF)) {
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_100;
+
+			if (lpa & LPA_100FULL)
+				phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		} else {
+			if (lpa & LPA_10FULL)
+				phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		}
+
+		if (phydev->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL) {
+			phydev->pause = lpa & LPA_PAUSE_CAP ? 1 : 0;
+			phydev->asym_pause = lpa & LPA_PAUSE_ASYM ? 1 : 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		int bmcr = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+
+		if (bmcr < 0)
+			return bmcr;
+
+		if (bmcr & BMCR_FULLDPLX)
+			phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		else
+			phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
+
+		if (bmcr & BMCR_SPEED1000)
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_1000;
+		else if (bmcr & BMCR_SPEED100)
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_100;
+		else
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_10;
+
+		phydev->pause = phydev->asym_pause = 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int lxt973_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int val = phy_read(phydev, MII_LXT973_PCR);
@@ -173,6 +290,16 @@ static struct phy_driver lxt97x_driver[] = {
 	.ack_interrupt	= lxt971_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= lxt971_config_intr,
 	.driver		= { .owner = THIS_MODULE,},
+}, {
+	.phy_id		= 0x00137a10,
+	.name		= "LXT973-A2",
+	.phy_id_mask	= 0xffffffff,
+	.features	= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES,
+	.flags		= 0,
+	.probe		= lxt973_probe,
+	.config_aneg	= lxt973_config_aneg,
+	.read_status	= lxt973a2_read_status,
+	.driver		= { .owner = THIS_MODULE,},
 }, {
 	.phy_id		= 0x00137a10,
 	.name		= "LXT973",