diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index e30d0eaf2b5f..062b9128a58d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -3855,16 +3855,16 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	chip->reset = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(chip->reset))
+		return PTR_ERR(chip->reset);
+
 	err = mv88e6xxx_detect(chip);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	mv88e6xxx_phy_init(chip);
 
-	chip->reset = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset", GPIOD_ASIS);
-	if (IS_ERR(chip->reset))
-		return PTR_ERR(chip->reset);
-
 	if (chip->info->ops->get_eeprom &&
 	    !of_property_read_u32(np, "eeprom-length", &eeprom_len))
 		chip->eeprom_len = eeprom_len;