diff --git a/drivers/net/jme.c b/drivers/net/jme.c
index f292df5..635f616 100644
--- a/drivers/net/jme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/jme.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 	else
 		gpreg0 = GPREG0_DEFAULT;
 	jwrite32(jme, JME_GPREG0, gpreg0);
-	jwrite32(jme, JME_GPREG1, 0);
+	jwrite32(jme, JME_GPREG1, GPREG1_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 jme_check_link(struct net_device *netdev, int testonly)
 {
 	struct jme_adapter *jme = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	u32 phylink, ghc, cnt = JME_SPDRSV_TIMEOUT, bmcr;
+	u32 phylink, ghc, cnt = JME_SPDRSV_TIMEOUT, bmcr, gpreg1;
 	char linkmsg[64];
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -437,37 +437,22 @@
 		case PHY_LINK_SPEED_10M:
 			ghc |= GHC_SPEED_10M;
 			strcat(linkmsg, "10 Mbps, ");
-			if (is_buggy250(jme->pdev->device, jme->chiprev))
-				jme_set_phyfifoa(jme);
 			break;
 		case PHY_LINK_SPEED_100M:
 			ghc |= GHC_SPEED_100M;
 			strcat(linkmsg, "100 Mbps, ");
-			if (is_buggy250(jme->pdev->device, jme->chiprev))
-				jme_set_phyfifob(jme);
 			break;
 		case PHY_LINK_SPEED_1000M:
 			ghc |= GHC_SPEED_1000M;
 			strcat(linkmsg, "1000 Mbps, ");
-			if (is_buggy250(jme->pdev->device, jme->chiprev))
-				jme_set_phyfifoa(jme);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
-		ghc |= (phylink & PHY_LINK_DUPLEX) ? GHC_DPX : 0;
-
-		strcat(linkmsg, (phylink & PHY_LINK_DUPLEX) ?
-					"Full-Duplex, " :
-					"Half-Duplex, ");
-
-		if (phylink & PHY_LINK_MDI_STAT)
-			strcat(linkmsg, "MDI-X");
-		else
-			strcat(linkmsg, "MDI");
 
 		if (phylink & PHY_LINK_DUPLEX) {
 			jwrite32(jme, JME_TXMCS, TXMCS_DEFAULT);
+			ghc |= GHC_DPX;
 		} else {
 			jwrite32(jme, JME_TXMCS, TXMCS_DEFAULT |
 						TXMCS_BACKOFF |
@@ -478,6 +463,36 @@
 				TXTRHD_TXREN |
 				((8 << TXTRHD_TXRL_SHIFT) & TXTRHD_TXRL));
 		}
+		strcat(linkmsg, (phylink & PHY_LINK_DUPLEX) ?
+					"Full-Duplex, " :
+					"Half-Duplex, ");
+
+		if (phylink & PHY_LINK_MDI_STAT)
+			strcat(linkmsg, "MDI-X");
+		else
+			strcat(linkmsg, "MDI");
+
+		gpreg1 = GPREG1_DEFAULT;
+		if (is_buggy250(jme->pdev->device, jme->chiprev)) {
+			if (!(phylink & PHY_LINK_DUPLEX))
+				gpreg1 |= GPREG1_HALFMODEPATCH;
+			switch (phylink & PHY_LINK_SPEED_MASK) {
+			case PHY_LINK_SPEED_10M:
+				jme_set_phyfifoa(jme);
+				gpreg1 |= GPREG1_RSSPATCH;
+				break;
+			case PHY_LINK_SPEED_100M:
+				jme_set_phyfifob(jme);
+				gpreg1 |= GPREG1_RSSPATCH;
+				break;
+			case PHY_LINK_SPEED_1000M:
+				jme_set_phyfifoa(jme);
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		jwrite32(jme, JME_GPREG1, gpreg1);
 
 		jme->reg_ghc = ghc;
 		jwrite32(jme, JME_GHC, ghc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/jme.h b/drivers/net/jme.h
index b296884..9fdf20a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/jme.h
+++ b/drivers/net/jme.h
@@ -964,6 +964,36 @@
 };
 
 /*
+ * General Purpose REG-1
+ * Note: All theses bits defined here are for
+ *       Chip mode revision 0x11 only
+ */
+enum jme_gpreg1_masks {
+	GPREG1_INTRDELAYUNIT	= 0x00000018,
+	GPREG1_INTRDELAYENABLE	= 0x00000007,
+};
+
+enum jme_gpreg1_vals {
+	GPREG1_RSSPATCH		= 0x00000040,
+	GPREG1_HALFMODEPATCH	= 0x00000020,
+
+	GPREG1_INTDLYUNIT_16NS	= 0x00000000,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYUNIT_256NS	= 0x00000008,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYUNIT_1US	= 0x00000010,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYUNIT_16US	= 0x00000018,
+
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_1U	= 0x00000001,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_2U	= 0x00000002,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_3U	= 0x00000003,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_4U	= 0x00000004,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_5U	= 0x00000005,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_6U	= 0x00000006,
+	GPREG1_INTDLYEN_7U	= 0x00000007,
+
+	GPREG1_DEFAULT		= 0x00000000,
+};
+
+/*
  * Interrupt Status Bits
  */
 enum jme_interrupt_bits {