diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar_phy.c b/drivers/net/gianfar_phy.c
index 7c965f2..1c08bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar_phy.c
@@ -234,6 +234,19 @@ static int marvell_config_aneg(struct gf
 
 	return 0;
 }
+/* Init for GENERIC: just here to make sure the gainfar driver does not assume
+ * that it has an interrupt. Since don't even know what model it is, seems 
+ * unlikely that they have bothered to wire in an IRQ line exactly like the 
+ * the platform/ files have assumed.
+ */
+static int genmii_init(struct gfar_mii_info *mii_info)
+{
+	struct gfar_private *priv = netdev_priv(mii_info->dev);
+	if (priv)
+		priv->einfo->board_flags &= ~FSL_GIANFAR_BRD_HAS_PHY_INTR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int genmii_config_aneg(struct gfar_mii_info *mii_info)
 {
 	if (mii_info->autoneg) {
@@ -585,6 +598,7 @@ static struct phy_info phy_info_genmii= 
 	.phy_id_mask	= 0x00000000,
 	.name		= "Generic MII",
 	.features	= MII_BASIC_FEATURES,
+	.init		= genmii_init,
 	.config_aneg	= genmii_config_aneg,
 	.read_status	= genmii_read_status,
 };