diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
index 2afac04..e7b8017 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
@@ -84,3 +84,19 @@
 	};
 
 };
+
+&mdio {
+	status = "okay";
+
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy {
+		device_type = "ethernet-phy";
+                /* overwrite reg property in board file */
+	};
+};
+
+&eth0 {
+	status = "okay";
+	ethernet0-port@0 {
+		phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
+	};
+};