diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 68f122140966d4de381b47fa192246eb7606707a..0d811c02ff340f09a385ec0677f0388034615eef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -980,6 +980,13 @@ static void ravb_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
 	bool new_state = false;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Disable TX and RX right over here, if E-MAC change is ignored */
+	if (priv->no_avb_link)
+		ravb_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
 
 	if (phydev->link) {
 		if (phydev->duplex != priv->duplex) {
@@ -997,18 +1004,21 @@ static void ravb_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 			ravb_modify(ndev, ECMR, ECMR_TXF, 0);
 			new_state = true;
 			priv->link = phydev->link;
-			if (priv->no_avb_link)
-				ravb_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
 		}
 	} else if (priv->link) {
 		new_state = true;
 		priv->link = 0;
 		priv->speed = 0;
 		priv->duplex = -1;
-		if (priv->no_avb_link)
-			ravb_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
 	}
 
+	/* Enable TX and RX right over here, if E-MAC change is ignored */
+	if (priv->no_avb_link && phydev->link)
+		ravb_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
+
+	mmiowb();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+
 	if (new_state && netif_msg_link(priv))
 		phy_print_status(phydev);
 }
@@ -1096,75 +1106,6 @@ static int ravb_phy_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ravb_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
-				   struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
-{
-	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (!ndev->phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-	phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(ndev->phydev, cmd);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ravb_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
-				   const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
-{
-	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int error;
-
-	if (!ndev->phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	/* Disable TX and RX */
-	ravb_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
-
-	error = phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(ndev->phydev, cmd);
-	if (error)
-		goto error_exit;
-
-	if (cmd->base.duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
-		priv->duplex = 1;
-	else
-		priv->duplex = 0;
-
-	ravb_set_duplex(ndev);
-
-error_exit:
-	mdelay(1);
-
-	/* Enable TX and RX */
-	ravb_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
-
-	mmiowb();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-static int ravb_nway_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	int error = -ENODEV;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (ndev->phydev) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-		error = phy_start_aneg(ndev->phydev);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-	}
-
-	return error;
-}
-
 static u32 ravb_get_msglevel(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -1377,7 +1318,7 @@ static int ravb_set_wol(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops ravb_ethtool_ops = {
-	.nway_reset		= ravb_nway_reset,
+	.nway_reset		= phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_msglevel		= ravb_get_msglevel,
 	.set_msglevel		= ravb_set_msglevel,
 	.get_link		= ethtool_op_get_link,
@@ -1387,8 +1328,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops ravb_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ringparam		= ravb_get_ringparam,
 	.set_ringparam		= ravb_set_ringparam,
 	.get_ts_info		= ravb_get_ts_info,
-	.get_link_ksettings	= ravb_get_link_ksettings,
-	.set_link_ksettings	= ravb_set_link_ksettings,
+	.get_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
+	.set_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
 	.get_wol		= ravb_get_wol,
 	.set_wol		= ravb_set_wol,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index e9007b613f17ca8de16b67e054df42a800522fb5..5614fd231bbe1e4685582e15faf27dad412b241b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1927,8 +1927,15 @@ static void sh_eth_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int new_state = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Disable TX and RX right over here, if E-MAC change is ignored */
+	if (mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link)
+		sh_eth_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
+
 	if (phydev->link) {
 		if (phydev->duplex != mdp->duplex) {
 			new_state = 1;
@@ -1947,18 +1954,21 @@ static void sh_eth_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 			sh_eth_modify(ndev, ECMR, ECMR_TXF, 0);
 			new_state = 1;
 			mdp->link = phydev->link;
-			if (mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link)
-				sh_eth_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
 		}
 	} else if (mdp->link) {
 		new_state = 1;
 		mdp->link = 0;
 		mdp->speed = 0;
 		mdp->duplex = -1;
-		if (mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link)
-			sh_eth_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
 	}
 
+	/* Enable TX and RX right over here, if E-MAC change is ignored */
+	if ((mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link) && phydev->link)
+		sh_eth_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
+
+	mmiowb();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
+
 	if (new_state && netif_msg_link(mdp))
 		phy_print_status(phydev);
 }
@@ -2030,60 +2040,6 @@ static int sh_eth_phy_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sh_eth_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
-				     struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
-{
-	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (!ndev->phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags);
-	phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(ndev->phydev, cmd);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int sh_eth_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
-				     const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
-{
-	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!ndev->phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags);
-
-	/* disable tx and rx */
-	sh_eth_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
-
-	ret = phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(ndev->phydev, cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error_exit;
-
-	if (cmd->base.duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
-		mdp->duplex = 1;
-	else
-		mdp->duplex = 0;
-
-	if (mdp->cd->set_duplex)
-		mdp->cd->set_duplex(ndev);
-
-error_exit:
-	mdelay(1);
-
-	/* enable tx and rx */
-	sh_eth_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* If it is ever necessary to increase SH_ETH_REG_DUMP_MAX_REGS, the
  * version must be bumped as well.  Just adding registers up to that
  * limit is fine, as long as the existing register indices don't
@@ -2263,22 +2219,6 @@ static void sh_eth_get_regs(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_regs *regs,
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&mdp->pdev->dev);
 }
 
-static int sh_eth_nway_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!ndev->phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags);
-	ret = phy_start_aneg(ndev->phydev);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static u32 sh_eth_get_msglevel(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -2429,7 +2369,7 @@ static int sh_eth_set_wol(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 static const struct ethtool_ops sh_eth_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_regs_len	= sh_eth_get_regs_len,
 	.get_regs	= sh_eth_get_regs,
-	.nway_reset	= sh_eth_nway_reset,
+	.nway_reset	= phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_msglevel	= sh_eth_get_msglevel,
 	.set_msglevel	= sh_eth_set_msglevel,
 	.get_link	= ethtool_op_get_link,
@@ -2438,8 +2378,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops sh_eth_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_sset_count     = sh_eth_get_sset_count,
 	.get_ringparam	= sh_eth_get_ringparam,
 	.set_ringparam	= sh_eth_set_ringparam,
-	.get_link_ksettings = sh_eth_get_link_ksettings,
-	.set_link_ksettings = sh_eth_set_link_ksettings,
+	.get_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
+	.set_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
 	.get_wol	= sh_eth_get_wol,
 	.set_wol	= sh_eth_set_wol,
 };