diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
index 512c18da6b9c..706e45c2a839 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
@@ -75,11 +75,16 @@ static int ksz9021rn_phy_fixup(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void __init imx6q_sabrelite_init(void)
+{
+	phy_register_fixup_for_uid(PHY_ID_KSZ9021, MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK,
+				ksz9021rn_phy_fixup);
+}
+
 static void __init imx6q_init_machine(void)
 {
 	if (of_machine_is_compatible("fsl,imx6q-sabrelite"))
-		phy_register_fixup_for_uid(PHY_ID_KSZ9021, MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK,
-					   ksz9021rn_phy_fixup);
+		imx6q_sabrelite_init();
 
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);