diff --git a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
index b861cd5..0c3d2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@
  *         .mbx_offset             = 0x2000,
  *         .int_line               = 0,
  *         .revision               = 1,
+ *         .transceiver_switch     = hecc_phy_control,
  * };
  *
- * Please see include/can/platform/ti_hecc.h for description of above fields
+ * Please see include/linux/can/platform/ti_hecc.h for description of
+ * above fields.
  *
  */
 
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@
 	u32 tx_head;
 	u32 tx_tail;
 	u32 rx_next;
+	void (*transceiver_switch)(int);
 };
 
 static inline int get_tx_head_mb(struct ti_hecc_priv *priv)
@@ -317,6 +320,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ti_hecc_transceiver_switch(const struct ti_hecc_priv *priv,
+					int on)
+{
+	if (priv->transceiver_switch)
+		priv->transceiver_switch(on);
+}
+
 static void ti_hecc_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	u32 cnt;
@@ -818,10 +828,13 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	ti_hecc_transceiver_switch(priv, 1);
+
 	/* Open common can device */
 	err = open_candev(ndev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(ndev->dev.parent, "open_candev() failed %d\n", err);
+		ti_hecc_transceiver_switch(priv, 0);
 		free_irq(ndev->irq, ndev);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -842,6 +855,7 @@
 	ti_hecc_stop(ndev);
 	free_irq(ndev->irq, ndev);
 	close_candev(ndev);
+	ti_hecc_transceiver_switch(priv, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -903,6 +917,7 @@
 	priv->hecc_ram_offset = pdata->hecc_ram_offset;
 	priv->mbx_offset = pdata->mbx_offset;
 	priv->int_line = pdata->int_line;
+	priv->transceiver_switch = pdata->transceiver_switch;
 
 	priv->can.bittiming_const = &ti_hecc_bittiming_const;
 	priv->can.do_set_mode = ti_hecc_do_set_mode;