.ndo_set_features       = smsc95xx_set_features,
 };
 
+static void smsc95xx_handle_link_change(struct net_device *net)
+{
+       struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
+
+       phy_print_status(net->phydev);
+       usbnet_defer_kevent(dev, EVENT_LINK_CHANGE);
+}
+
 static int smsc95xx_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
        struct smsc95xx_priv *pdata;
        dev->net->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
        dev->net->max_mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN;
        dev->hard_mtu = dev->net->mtu + dev->net->hard_header_len;
+
+       ret = phy_connect_direct(dev->net, pdata->phydev,
+                                &smsc95xx_handle_link_change,
+                                PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+       if (ret) {
+               netdev_err(dev->net, "can't attach PHY to %s\n", pdata->mdiobus->id);
+               goto unregister_mdio;
+       }
+
+       phy_attached_info(dev->net->phydev);
+
        return 0;
 
 unregister_mdio:
 {
        struct smsc95xx_priv *pdata = dev->driver_priv;
 
+       phy_disconnect(dev->net->phydev);
        mdiobus_unregister(pdata->mdiobus);
        mdiobus_free(pdata->mdiobus);
        netif_dbg(dev, ifdown, dev->net, "free pdata\n");
        kfree(pdata);
 }
 
-static void smsc95xx_handle_link_change(struct net_device *net)
-{
-       struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-
-       phy_print_status(net->phydev);
-       usbnet_defer_kevent(dev, EVENT_LINK_CHANGE);
-}
-
 static int smsc95xx_start_phy(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
-       struct smsc95xx_priv *pdata = dev->driver_priv;
-       struct net_device *net = dev->net;
-       int ret;
+       phy_start(dev->net->phydev);
 
-       ret = smsc95xx_reset(dev);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-
-       ret = phy_connect_direct(net, pdata->phydev,
-                                &smsc95xx_handle_link_change,
-                                PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
-       if (ret) {
-               netdev_err(net, "can't attach PHY to %s\n", pdata->mdiobus->id);
-               return ret;
-       }
-
-       phy_attached_info(net->phydev);
-       phy_start(net->phydev);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int smsc95xx_disconnect_phy(struct usbnet *dev)
+static int smsc95xx_stop(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
-       phy_stop(dev->net->phydev);
-       phy_disconnect(dev->net->phydev);
+       if (dev->net->phydev)
+               phy_stop(dev->net->phydev);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
        .unbind         = smsc95xx_unbind,
        .link_reset     = smsc95xx_link_reset,
        .reset          = smsc95xx_start_phy,
-       .stop           = smsc95xx_disconnect_phy,
+       .stop           = smsc95xx_stop,
        .rx_fixup       = smsc95xx_rx_fixup,
        .tx_fixup       = smsc95xx_tx_fixup,
        .status         = smsc95xx_status,