diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-fh/board-fh8856.c b/arch/arm/mach-fh/board-fh8856.c
index fabbf37871..93a46ccc32 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-fh/board-fh8856.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-fh/board-fh8856.c
@@ -410,6 +410,19 @@ static void fh_set_rmii_speed(int speed)
 
 static void fh_phy_reset(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET_UNWIRED
+	/*
+	 * The board config declares CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET as not routed to
+	 * the PHY. On FH8856 boards such as the Asecam PB1 (IF5653-V2) that
+	 * GPIO is pad 46, which is PWM7 there; pulsing it while the RXDV strap
+	 * floats leaves the JL1101 unresponsive on MDIO. The vendor firmware
+	 * does not reset the PHY either, and U-Boot has already brought it up.
+	 *
+	 * Boards that do wire the line - FH8852 among them - keep the reset
+	 * sequence below.
+	 */
+	return;
+#else
 	/*
 	 * RXDV must be low during phy reset
 	 */
@@ -428,7 +441,7 @@ static void fh_phy_reset(void)
 	gpio_free(CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RXDV);
 
 	fh_pmu_set_reg(0xe8, 0x00101030);
-
+#endif
 }
 
 static struct fh_gmac_platform_data fh_gmac_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.appboard b/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.appboard
index 1cd8c86cb7..b4d726f801 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.appboard
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.appboard
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
  * GPIO55 -> SD1 WIFI Interrupt
  */
 
+/*
+ * GPIO11 is pad 46 (PWM7) on this board and is not routed to the PHY reset
+ * pin; see fh_phy_reset() in board-fh8856.c. Boards that do wire it, such as
+ * the FH8852 appboard, must not define this.
+ */
+#define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET_UNWIRED	1
+
 #define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET	11
 #define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RXDV	41
 
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@
 #define FH_BOARD_8856
 #define CONFIG_PINCTRL_SELECT					\
 		"I2C0", "I2C1", "MIPI", "RMII", "SD0_NO_WP", \
-		"SD1_NO_WP", "SSI0_4BIT", "UART0", "GPIO0", "GPIO1", \
+		"SSI0_4BIT", "UART0", "GPIO0", "GPIO1", \
 		"GPIO2", "GPIO3", "GPIO11", "GPIO13", "GPIO14", \
 		"GPIO19", "GPIO20", "GPIO24", "GPIO25", "GPIO26", \
 		"GPIO27", "GPIO28", "GPIO53", "GPIO55"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.testboard b/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.testboard
index 1cd8c86cb7..b4d726f801 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.testboard
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.fh8856.testboard
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
  * GPIO55 -> SD1 WIFI Interrupt
  */
 
+/*
+ * GPIO11 is pad 46 (PWM7) on this board and is not routed to the PHY reset
+ * pin; see fh_phy_reset() in board-fh8856.c. Boards that do wire it, such as
+ * the FH8852 appboard, must not define this.
+ */
+#define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET_UNWIRED	1
+
 #define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET	11
 #define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RXDV	41
 
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@
 #define FH_BOARD_8856
 #define CONFIG_PINCTRL_SELECT					\
 		"I2C0", "I2C1", "MIPI", "RMII", "SD0_NO_WP", \
-		"SD1_NO_WP", "SSI0_4BIT", "UART0", "GPIO0", "GPIO1", \
+		"SSI0_4BIT", "UART0", "GPIO0", "GPIO1", \
 		"GPIO2", "GPIO3", "GPIO11", "GPIO13", "GPIO14", \
 		"GPIO19", "GPIO20", "GPIO24", "GPIO25", "GPIO26", \
 		"GPIO27", "GPIO28", "GPIO53", "GPIO55"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.h b/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.h
index 1cd8c86cb7..b4d726f801 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-fh/include/mach/board_config.h
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
  * GPIO55 -> SD1 WIFI Interrupt
  */
 
+/*
+ * GPIO11 is pad 46 (PWM7) on this board and is not routed to the PHY reset
+ * pin; see fh_phy_reset() in board-fh8856.c. Boards that do wire it, such as
+ * the FH8852 appboard, must not define this.
+ */
+#define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET_UNWIRED	1
+
 #define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RESET	11
 #define CONFIG_GPIO_EMACPHY_RXDV	41
 
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@
 #define FH_BOARD_8856
 #define CONFIG_PINCTRL_SELECT					\
 		"I2C0", "I2C1", "MIPI", "RMII", "SD0_NO_WP", \
-		"SD1_NO_WP", "SSI0_4BIT", "UART0", "GPIO0", "GPIO1", \
+		"SSI0_4BIT", "UART0", "GPIO0", "GPIO1", \
 		"GPIO2", "GPIO3", "GPIO11", "GPIO13", "GPIO14", \
 		"GPIO19", "GPIO20", "GPIO24", "GPIO25", "GPIO26", \
 		"GPIO27", "GPIO28", "GPIO53", "GPIO55"
diff --git a/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.c b/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.c
index b2ff4eb0b7..c9342dd919 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ int fh_mdio_set_mii(struct mii_bus *bus)
 		switch (pGmac->phydev->phy_id) {
 		case FH_GMAC_PHY_RTL8201:
 		case FH_GMAC_PHY_JL1101:
+		case FH_GMAC_PHY_JL1101_B:
 			fh_mdio_write(bus, phyid,
 					gmac_phyt_rtl8201_page_select, 7);
 			fh_mdio_write(bus, phyid,
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ int fh_mdio_set_mii(struct mii_bus *bus)
 		switch (pGmac->phydev->phy_id) {
 		case FH_GMAC_PHY_RTL8201:
 		case FH_GMAC_PHY_JL1101:
+		case FH_GMAC_PHY_JL1101_B:
 			fh_mdio_write(bus, phyid,
 					gmac_phyt_rtl8201_page_select, 7);
 			fh_mdio_write(bus, phyid,
diff --git a/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.h b/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.h
index f7256ff31a..c6d7535bae 100755
--- a/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/fh_gmac/fh_gmac_phyt.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #define FH_GMAC_PHY_RTL8201	0x001CC816
 #define FH_GMAC_PHY_TI83848	0xFFFFFFFF
 #define FH_GMAC_PHY_JL1101	0x937c4023
+/* JLSemi JL1101, newer stepping (e.g. Asecam PB1 / IF5653-V2 with FH8856).
+   Same RMII setup as 0x937c4023. */
+#define FH_GMAC_PHY_JL1101_B	0x937c4024
 
 enum
 {