diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c
index e13d02e68bb..b6bdf9bb61b 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ static void __init common_setup(void)
 	u8 *mac = (u8 *) KSEG1ADDR(0x1f01fc00);
 	u8 *ee = (u8 *) KSEG1ADDR(0x1fff1000);
 
-	ath79_setup_ar933x_phy4_switch(false, true);
+	/* disable PHY_SWAP and PHY_ADDR_SWAP bits */
+	ath79_setup_ar933x_phy4_switch(false, false);
 
 	ath79_register_m25p80(&tl_mr11u_flash_data);
 	ath79_register_leds_gpio(-1, ARRAY_SIZE(tl_mr11u_leds_gpio),
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ static void __init common_setup(void)
 
 	ath79_register_mdio(0, 0x0);
 	ath79_register_eth(0);
-	ath79_eth0_data.phy_mask = BIT(0);
 
 	ath79_register_wmac(ee, mac);
 }
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr3020.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr3020.c
index e0edbf8d7e7..0a9dfbc8a0f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr3020.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr3020.c
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ static void __init tl_mr3020_setup(void)
 	u8 *mac = (u8 *) KSEG1ADDR(0x1f01fc00);
 	u8 *ee = (u8 *) KSEG1ADDR(0x1fff1000);
 
-	ath79_setup_ar933x_phy4_switch(false, true);
+	/* disable PHY_SWAP and PHY_ADDR_SWAP bits */
+	ath79_setup_ar933x_phy4_switch(false, false);
 
 	ath79_register_m25p80(&tl_mr3020_flash_data);
 	ath79_register_leds_gpio(-1, ARRAY_SIZE(tl_mr3020_leds_gpio),
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ static void __init tl_mr3020_setup(void)
 
 	ath79_register_mdio(0, 0x0);
 	ath79_register_eth(0);
-	ath79_eth0_data.phy_mask = BIT(0);
 	ath79_register_wmac(ee, mac);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-wr703n.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-wr703n.c
index dcd6fec1c22..90342e0b65b 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-wr703n.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-wr703n.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ static void __init tl_wr703n_setup(void)
 	u8 *mac = (u8 *) KSEG1ADDR(0x1f01fc00);
 	u8 *ee = (u8 *) KSEG1ADDR(0x1fff1000);
 
+	/* disable PHY_SWAP and PHY_ADDR_SWAP bits */
+	ath79_setup_ar933x_phy4_switch(false, false);
+
 	ath79_register_m25p80(&tl_wr703n_flash_data);
 	ath79_register_leds_gpio(-1, ARRAY_SIZE(tl_wr703n_leds_gpio),
 				 tl_wr703n_leds_gpio);