diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
index 476db5345e1afa0a84f66b89f485a4a19dc2f66e..879ca37c85081e1a0da1a7e8c67f875cf12041d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ static int rtl8211c_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int rtl8211f_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	struct device *dev = &phydev->mdio.dev;
 	u16 val;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* enable TX-delay for rgmii-{id,txid}, and disable it for rgmii and
 	 * rgmii-rxid. The RX-delay can be enabled by the external RXDLY pin.
@@ -189,7 +191,22 @@ static int rtl8211f_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xd08, 0x11, RTL8211F_TX_DELAY, val);
+	ret = phy_modify_paged_changed(phydev, 0xd08, 0x11, RTL8211F_TX_DELAY,
+				       val);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to update the TX delay register\n");
+		return ret;
+	} else if (ret) {
+		dev_dbg(dev,
+			"%s 2ns TX delay (and changing the value from pin-strapping RXD1 or the bootloader)\n",
+			val ? "Enabling" : "Disabling");
+	} else {
+		dev_dbg(dev,
+			"2ns TX delay was already %s (by pin-strapping RXD1 or bootloader configuration)\n",
+			val ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rtl8211e_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)