e1000_reset_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
        e1000_phy_get_info(&adapter->hw, &adapter->phy_info);
+
+       if (!adapter->smart_power_down &&
+           (adapter->hw.mac_type == e1000_82571 ||
+            adapter->hw.mac_type == e1000_82572)) {
+               uint16_t phy_data = 0;
+               /* speed up time to link by disabling smart power down, ignore
+                * the return value of this function because there is nothing
+                * different we would do if it failed */
+               e1000_read_phy_reg(&adapter->hw, IGP02E1000_PHY_POWER_MGMT,
+                                  &phy_data);
+               phy_data &= ~IGP02E1000_PM_SPD;
+               e1000_write_phy_reg(&adapter->hw, IGP02E1000_PHY_POWER_MGMT,
+                                   phy_data);
+       }
+
        if (adapter->en_mng_pt) {
                manc = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, MANC);
                manc |= (E1000_MANC_ARP_EN | E1000_MANC_EN_MNG2HOST);
 
 
 E1000_PARAM(InterruptThrottleRate, "Interrupt Throttling Rate");
 
+/* Enable Smart Power Down of the PHY
+ *
+ * Valid Range: 0, 1
+ *
+ * Default Value: 0 (disabled)
+ */
+
+E1000_PARAM(SmartPowerDownEnable, "Enable PHY smart power down");
+
 #define AUTONEG_ADV_DEFAULT  0x2F
 #define AUTONEG_ADV_MASK     0x2F
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_DEFAULT FLOW_CONTROL_FULL
                        adapter->itr = opt.def;
                }
        }
+       { /* Smart Power Down */
+               struct e1000_option opt = {
+                       .type = enable_option,
+                       .name = "PHY Smart Power Down",
+                       .err  = "defaulting to Disabled",
+                       .def  = OPTION_DISABLED
+               };
+
+               if (num_SmartPowerDownEnable > bd) {
+                       int spd = SmartPowerDownEnable[bd];
+                       e1000_validate_option(&spd, &opt, adapter);
+                       adapter->smart_power_down = spd;
+               } else {
+                       adapter->smart_power_down = opt.def;
+               }
+       }
 
        switch (adapter->hw.media_type) {
        case e1000_media_type_fiber: