diff --git a/home/goody/of_mdio.c b/output/build/linux-4.9.37/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 262281bd..5f338cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+int higmacphy = 0;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(higmacphy);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(higmacphy, "Select phyaddr for higmac driver.\n");
+module_param_named(higmacphy, higmacphy, int, 0600);
+
 /* Extract the clause 22 phy ID from the compatible string of the form
  * ethernet-phy-idAAAA.BBBB */
 static int of_get_phy_id(struct device_node *device, u32 *phy_id)
@@ -248,7 +256,14 @@ int of_mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *np)
 		if (of_find_property(child, "reg", NULL))
 			continue;
 
-		for (addr = 0; addr < PHY_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
+		if (higmacphy>0) {
+			dev_info(&mdio->dev, "higmacphy addr is set in kernel arguments: phy %s at address %i\n",
+				 child->name, higmacphy);
+
+			if (of_mdiobus_child_is_phy(child))
+				of_mdiobus_register_phy(mdio, child, higmacphy);
+		}
+		else for (addr = 0; addr < PHY_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
 			/* skip already registered PHYs */
 			if (mdiobus_is_registered_device(mdio, addr))
 				continue;