diff --git a/Documentation/networking/oa-tc6-framework.rst b/Documentation/networking/oa-tc6-framework.rst
index fe2aabde923a..013824078cea 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/oa-tc6-framework.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/oa-tc6-framework.rst
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ Device drivers API
 The include/linux/oa_tc6.h defines the following functions:
 
 .. c:function:: struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, \
-                                           struct net_device *netdev)
+                                           struct net_device *netdev, \
+                                           struct oa_tc6_quirks *quirks)
 
 Initialize OA TC6 lib.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan865x/lan865x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan865x/lan865x.c
index 0277d9737369..26a2761332a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan865x/lan865x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan865x/lan865x.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int lan865x_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, priv);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->multicast_work, lan865x_multicast_work_handler);
 
-	priv->tc6 = oa_tc6_init(spi, netdev);
+	priv->tc6 = oa_tc6_init(spi, netdev, NULL);
 	if (!priv->tc6) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto free_netdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
index 8b9655883496..fa1359224535 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct oa_tc6 {
 	bool int_flag;
 	bool disable_traffic;
 	bool prot_ctrl;
+	enum oa_tc6_quirk_flag quirk_flags;
 };
 
 enum oa_tc6_header_type {
@@ -581,6 +582,9 @@ static int oa_tc6_phy_init(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (tc6->quirk_flags & OA_TC6_BROKEN_PHY)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = oa_tc6_check_phy_reg_direct_access_capability(tc6);
 	if (ret) {
 		netdev_err(tc6->netdev,
@@ -617,6 +621,9 @@ static int oa_tc6_phy_init(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
 
 static void oa_tc6_phy_exit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
 {
+	if (tc6->quirk_flags & OA_TC6_BROKEN_PHY)
+		return;
+
 	phy_disconnect(tc6->phydev);
 	oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister(tc6);
 }
@@ -1327,11 +1334,13 @@ static int oa_tc6_check_ctrl_protection(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
  * oa_tc6_init - allocates and initializes oa_tc6 structure.
  * @spi: device with which data will be exchanged.
  * @netdev: network device interface structure.
+ * @quirks: device specific modifiers for the OA TC6 protocol.
  *
  * Return: pointer reference to the oa_tc6 structure if the MAC-PHY
  * initialization is successful otherwise NULL.
  */
-struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev)
+struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev,
+			   struct oa_tc6_quirks *quirks)
 {
 	struct oa_tc6 *tc6;
 	int ret;
@@ -1346,6 +1355,9 @@ struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev)
 	mutex_init(&tc6->spi_ctrl_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&tc6->tx_skb_lock);
 
+	if (quirks)
+		tc6->quirk_flags = quirks->quirk_flags;
+
 	/* Set the SPI controller to pump at realtime priority */
 	tc6->spi->rt = true;
 	if (spi_setup(tc6->spi) < 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/oa_tc6.h b/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
index 15f58e3c56c7..62e3d89f80ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
+++ b/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@
 
 struct oa_tc6;
 
-struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev);
+enum oa_tc6_quirk_flag {
+	OA_TC6_BROKEN_PHY = BIT(0),
+};
+
+struct oa_tc6_quirks {
+	enum oa_tc6_quirk_flag quirk_flags;
+};
+
+struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev,
+			   struct oa_tc6_quirks *quirks);
 void oa_tc6_exit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6);
 int oa_tc6_write_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6, u32 address, u32 value);
 int oa_tc6_write_registers(struct oa_tc6 *tc6, u32 address, u32 value[],