diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c b/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
index 029875a59ff8..718bba014b57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
@@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ static int nxp_c45_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	usleep_range(2000, 2050);
+
 	return phy_read_mmd_poll_timeout(phydev, MDIO_MMD_VEND1,
 					 VEND1_DEVICE_CONTROL, ret,
 					 !(ret & DEVICE_CONTROL_RESET), 20000,