diff --git a/sys/dev/mii/brgphy.c b/sys/dev/mii/brgphy.c
index 7f426882d4c..614d0af9a40 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mii/brgphy.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mii/brgphy.c
@@ -341,8 +341,24 @@ setit:
 	/* Update the media status. */
 	brgphy_status(sc);
 
-	/* Callback if something changed. */
-	mii_phy_update(sc, cmd);
+	/*
+	 * Callback if something changed. Note that we need to poke
+	 * the DSP on the Broadcom PHYs if the media changes.
+	 *
+	 */
+	if (sc->mii_media_active != mii->mii_media_active || 
+	    sc->mii_media_status != mii->mii_media_status ||
+	    cmd == MII_MEDIACHG) {
+		mii_phy_update(sc, cmd);
+		switch (brgphy_mii_model) {
+		case MII_MODEL_xxBROADCOM_BCM5401:
+			bcm5401_load_dspcode(sc);
+			break;
+		case MII_MODEL_xxBROADCOM_BCM5411:
+			bcm5411_load_dspcode(sc);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 	return (0);
 }