diff --git a/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c b/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c
index d4b059c6204..fc1fffedfb7 100644
--- a/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c
+++ b/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ void  update_fdt_from_fw(void *fdt, void *fw_fdt)
 
 	/* kernel address randomisation seed as provided by the firmware */
 	copy_property(fdt, fw_fdt, "/chosen", "kaslr-seed");
+
+	/* address of the PHY device as provided by the firmware  */
+	copy_property(fdt, fw_fdt, "ethernet0/mdio@e14/ethernet-phy@1", "reg");
 }
 
 int ft_board_setup(void *blob, struct bd_info *bd)