diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91111.c b/drivers/net/smc91111.c
index b868cbf19..ba81e2499 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91111.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91111.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include <clock.h>
 #include <io.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <net/smc91111.h>
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------
  .
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ struct smc91c111_priv {
 	struct mii_bus miibus;
 	struct accessors a;
 	void __iomem *base;
+	int qemu_fixup;
 };
 
 #if (SMC_DEBUG > 2 )
@@ -882,6 +884,7 @@ static void smc91c111_enable(struct eth_device *edev)
 static int smc91c111_eth_open(struct eth_device *edev)
 {
 	struct smc91c111_priv *priv = (struct smc91c111_priv *)edev->priv;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Configure the Receive/Phy Control register */
 	SMC_SELECT_BANK(priv, 0);
@@ -889,8 +892,27 @@ static int smc91c111_eth_open(struct eth_device *edev)
 
 	smc91c111_enable(edev);
 
-	return phy_device_connect(edev, &priv->miibus, 0, NULL,
+	ret = phy_device_connect(edev, &priv->miibus, 0, NULL,
 				 0, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (priv->qemu_fixup && edev->phydev->phy_id == 0x00000000) {
+		struct phy_device *dev = edev->phydev;
+
+		dev->speed = SPEED_100;
+		dev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		dev->autoneg = !AUTONEG_ENABLE;
+		dev->force = 1;
+		dev->link = 1;
+
+		dev_info(edev->parent, "phy with id 0x%08x detected this might be qemu\n",
+			dev->phy_id);
+		dev_info(edev->parent, "force link at 100Mpbs\n");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int smc91c111_eth_send(struct eth_device *edev, void *packet,
@@ -1286,6 +1308,12 @@ static int smc91c111_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 
 	priv = edev->priv;
 
+	if (dev->platform_data) {
+		struct smc91c111_pdata *pdata = dev->platform_data;
+
+		priv->qemu_fixup = pdata->qemu_fixup;
+	}
+
 	priv->a = access_via_32bit;
 
 	edev->init = smc91c111_init_dev;
diff --git a/include/net/smc91111.h b/include/net/smc91111.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b2d49bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/smc91111.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnio@jcrosoft.com>
+ *
+ * Under GPLv2 only
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SMC91111_H__
+#define __SMC91111_H__
+
+struct smc91c111_pdata {
+	int qemu_fixup;
+};
+
+#endif /* __SMC91111_H__ */