static void e1000_set_media_type(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 
 static int32_t e1000_swfw_sync_acquire(struct e1000_hw *hw, uint16_t mask);
+static void e1000_swfw_sync_release(struct e1000_hw *hw, uint16_t mask);
 static int32_t e1000_check_phy_reset_block(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_E1000_NO_NVM
                eecd &= ~E1000_EECD_REQ;
                E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, EECD, eecd);
        }
+
+       e1000_swfw_sync_release(hw, E1000_SWFW_EEP_SM);
 }
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * Reads a 16 bit word from the EEPROM.
  *
        return E1000_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/* Take ownership of the PHY */
 static int32_t
 e1000_swfw_sync_acquire(struct e1000_hw *hw, uint16_t mask)
 {
        return E1000_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static void e1000_swfw_sync_release(struct e1000_hw *hw, uint16_t mask)
+{
+       uint32_t swfw_sync = 0;
+
+       DEBUGFUNC();
+       while (e1000_get_hw_eeprom_semaphore(hw))
+               ; /* Empty */
+
+       swfw_sync = E1000_READ_REG(hw, SW_FW_SYNC);
+       swfw_sync &= ~mask;
+       E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, SW_FW_SYNC, swfw_sync);
+
+       e1000_put_hw_eeprom_semaphore(hw);
+}
+
 static bool e1000_is_second_port(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
        switch (hw->mac_type) {
                E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, LEDCTL, led_ctrl);
        }
 
+       e1000_swfw_sync_release(hw, swfw);
+
        /* Wait for FW to finish PHY configuration. */
        ret_val = e1000_get_phy_cfg_done(hw);
        if (ret_val != E1000_SUCCESS)