diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index f66c521..a361dba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@
 #define PHY_OUI_MARVELL	0x5043
 #define PHY_OUI_CICADA	0x03f1
 #define PHY_OUI_VITESSE	0x01c1
+#define PHY_OUI_REALTEK	0x01c1
 #define PHYID1_OUI_MASK	0x03ff
 #define PHYID1_OUI_SHFT	6
 #define PHYID2_OUI_MASK	0xfc00
@@ -580,6 +581,13 @@
 #define PHY_VITESSE_INIT8	0x0100
 #define PHY_VITESSE_INIT9	0x8f82
 #define PHY_VITESSE_INIT10	0x0
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1	0x1f
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG2	0x19
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG3	0x13
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT1	0x0000
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT2	0x8e00
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT3	0x0001
+#define PHY_REALTEK_INIT4	0xad17
 
 #define PHY_GIGABIT	0x0100
 
@@ -1114,6 +1122,28 @@
 			return PHY_ERROR;
 		}
 	}
+	if (np->phy_oui == PHY_OUI_REALTEK) {
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1, PHY_REALTEK_INIT1)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG2, PHY_REALTEK_INIT2)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1, PHY_REALTEK_INIT3)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG3, PHY_REALTEK_INIT4)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1, PHY_REALTEK_INIT1)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* set advertise register */
 	reg = mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_ADVERTISE, MII_READ);
@@ -1250,6 +1280,30 @@
 			return PHY_ERROR;
 		}
 	}
+	if (np->phy_oui == PHY_OUI_REALTEK) {
+		/* reset could have cleared these out, set them back */
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1, PHY_REALTEK_INIT1)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG2, PHY_REALTEK_INIT2)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1, PHY_REALTEK_INIT3)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG3, PHY_REALTEK_INIT4)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, PHY_REALTEK_INIT_REG1, PHY_REALTEK_INIT1)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: phy init failed.\n", pci_name(np->pci_dev));
+			return PHY_ERROR;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* some phys clear out pause advertisment on reset, set it back */
 	mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_ADVERTISE, reg);