diff --git a/target/linux/realtek/files-6.18/drivers/net/dsa/rtl83xx/common.c b/target/linux/realtek/files-6.18/drivers/net/dsa/rtl83xx/common.c
index e0d3a59e6c9..964d3d64eba 100644
--- a/target/linux/realtek/files-6.18/drivers/net/dsa/rtl83xx/common.c
+++ b/target/linux/realtek/files-6.18/drivers/net/dsa/rtl83xx/common.c
@@ -211,6 +211,48 @@ u64 rtl839x_get_port_reg_le(int reg)
 	return v;
 }
 
+static bool rtldsa_phy_load_deferred(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	struct device *d = &phydev->mdio.dev;
+
+	if (d->driver)
+		return false;
+
+	return driver_deferred_probe_check_state(d) == -EPROBE_DEFER;
+}
+
+static bool rtldsa_phys_load_deferred(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *phy_node;
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
+	struct device_node *dn;
+	bool deferred;
+
+	for_each_node_by_name(dn, "port") {
+		if (!of_device_is_available(dn))
+			continue;
+
+		phy_node = of_parse_phandle(dn, "phy-handle", 0);
+		if (!phy_node)
+			continue;
+
+		phydev = of_phy_find_device(phy_node);
+		of_node_put(phy_node);
+		if (!phydev)
+			continue;
+
+		deferred = rtldsa_phy_load_deferred(phydev);
+		put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
+
+		if (deferred) {
+			of_node_put(dn);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int rtl83xx_mdio_probe(struct rtl838x_switch_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct device_node *dn, *phy_node, *pcs_node, *led_node;
@@ -1528,6 +1570,9 @@ static int rtl83xx_sw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (rtldsa_phys_load_deferred())
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
 	err = rtldsa_ethernet_loaded(pdev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;