diff --git a/drivers/net/ksz9477.c b/drivers/net/ksz9477.c
index a8b58be976c41..d33dff1552ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ksz9477.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ksz9477.c
@@ -640,6 +640,14 @@ int ksz9477_init(ksz9477_port_t master_port)
       return ret ? ret : -EINVAL;
     }
 
+  /* Errata 16: SGMII registers are not initialized by hardware reset
+   * To ensure clean environment, reset the switch now.
+   */
+
+  regval16 = SGMII_CONTROL_SOFT_RESET;
+  ret = ksz9477_sgmii_write_indirect(KSZ9477_SGMII_CONTROL,
+                                     &regval16, 1);
+
   /* Check that indirect access to PHY MMD works.
    * Write LED mode to single-LED mode and verify access by
    * reading back the value.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ksz9477_reg.h b/drivers/net/ksz9477_reg.h
index 001a78a0e903b..142a1e4590be4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ksz9477_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ksz9477_reg.h
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
 
 /* Register bit definitions */
 
+/* KSZ9477_SGMII_CONTROL */
+
+#define SGMII_CONTROL_SOFT_RESET          (1 << 15)
+
 /* KSZ9477_ID2, KSZ9477_ID1 */
 
 #define KSZ9477_ID                         0x9477