diff --git a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
index 75d642b..70cce55 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ static void power_init(void)
 
 	/* Reset the ethernet controller over GPIO */
 	writel(0x1, IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR + 0x0AC);
+	udelay(200);
+	reg = readl(GPIO2_BASE_ADDR + 0x0);
+	reg |= 0x4000;  /* Set reset line to high*/
+	writel(reg, GPIO2_BASE_ADDR + 0x0);
 
 	/* Enable VGEN3, VCAM, VAUDIO, VVIDEO, VSD regulators */
 	val = VGEN3EN | VGEN3CONFIG | VCAMEN | VCAMCONFIG |