diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index 83966f997..7ebdaa0c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ config AT803X_PHY
 	---help---
 	  Currently supports the AT8030, AT8031 and AT8035 PHYs.
 
+config LXT_PHY
+	bool "Driver for the Intel LXT PHYs"
+	---help---
+	  Currently supports the lxt971 PHY.
+
 config MICREL_PHY
 	bool "Driver for Micrel PHYs"
 	---help---
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
index 47e2b4233..451573ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 obj-y += phy.o mdio_bus.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AT803X_PHY)	+= at803x.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LXT_PHY)		+= lxt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MICREL_PHY)	+= micrel.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMSC_PHY)		+= smsc.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c b/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e5ddbb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
+ *
+ * Driver for Intel LXT PHYs
+ *
+ * base on Andy Fleming's linux lxt.c driver
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
+ * under  the terms of  the GNU General  Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation;  either version 2 of the  License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <init.h>
+#include <linux/phy.h>
+
+static struct phy_driver lxt97x_driver[] = {
+{
+	.phy_id		= 0x001378e0,
+	.phy_id_mask	= 0xfffffff0,
+	.drv.name	= "LXT971",
+	.features	= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES,
+} };
+
+static int lxt97x_phy_init(void)
+{
+	return phy_drivers_register(lxt97x_driver,
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(lxt97x_driver));
+}
+fs_initcall(lxt97x_phy_init);