--- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
@@ -460,12 +460,15 @@ static void at803x_link_change_notify(st
 
 static int at803x_aneg_done(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	struct at803x_platform_data *pdata;
 	int ccr;
 
 	int aneg_done = genphy_aneg_done(phydev);
 	if (aneg_done != BMSR_ANEGCOMPLETE)
 		return aneg_done;
 
+	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&phydev->mdio.dev);
+
 	/*
 	 * in SGMII mode, if copper side autoneg is successful,
 	 * also check SGMII side autoneg result
@@ -480,7 +483,8 @@ static int at803x_aneg_done(struct phy_d
 	/* check if the SGMII link is OK. */
 	if (!(phy_read(phydev, AT803X_PSSR) & AT803X_PSSR_MR_AN_COMPLETE)) {
 		pr_warn("803x_aneg_done: SGMII link is not ok\n");
-		aneg_done = 0;
+		if (!pdata || !pdata->override_sgmii_aneg)
+			aneg_done = 0;
 	}
 	/* switch back to copper page */
 	phy_write(phydev, AT803X_REG_CHIP_CONFIG, ccr | AT803X_BT_BX_REG_SEL);
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/phy-at803x.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/phy-at803x.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ struct at803x_platform_data {
 	int enable_rgmii_rx_delay:1;
 	int fixup_rgmii_tx_delay:1;
 	int has_reset_gpio:1;
+	int override_sgmii_aneg:1;
 	int reset_gpio;
 };
 
