diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
index 1375beb3cf83..c8a01672884b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83867.c
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ static int dp83867_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Although the DP83867 reports EEE capability through the
+	 * MDIO_PCS_EEE_ABLE and MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV registers, the feature
+	 * is not actually implemented in hardware.
+	 */
+	phydev->eee_broken_modes = MDIO_EEE_100TX | MDIO_EEE_1000T;
+
 	if (phy_interface_is_rgmii(phydev)) {
 		val = phy_read(phydev, MII_DP83867_PHYCTRL);
 		if (val < 0)