diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 21853689f6b39..83511586a4de6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -5005,8 +5005,8 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_ops mv88e6250_ops = {
 	.watchdog_ops = &mv88e6250_watchdog_ops,
 	.mgmt_rsvd2cpu = mv88e6352_g2_mgmt_rsvd2cpu,
 	.pot_clear = mv88e6xxx_g2_pot_clear,
-	.hardware_reset_pre = mv88e6xxx_g2_eeprom_wait,
-	.hardware_reset_post = mv88e6xxx_g2_eeprom_wait,
+	.hardware_reset_pre = mv88e6250_g1_wait_eeprom_done_prereset,
+	.hardware_reset_post = mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_eeprom_done,
 	.reset = mv88e6250_g1_reset,
 	.vtu_getnext = mv88e6185_g1_vtu_getnext,
 	.vtu_loadpurge = mv88e6185_g1_vtu_loadpurge,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
index 49444a72ff095..9820cd5967574 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
@@ -75,6 +75,95 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_init_ready(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 	return mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_bit(chip, MV88E6XXX_G1_STS, bit, 1);
 }
 
+static int mv88e6250_g1_eeprom_reload(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+{
+	/* MV88E6185_G1_CTL1_RELOAD_EEPROM is also valid for 88E6250 */
+	int bit = __bf_shf(MV88E6185_G1_CTL1_RELOAD_EEPROM);
+	u16 val;
+	int err;
+
+	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_read(chip, MV88E6XXX_G1_CTL1, &val);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	val |= MV88E6185_G1_CTL1_RELOAD_EEPROM;
+
+	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_write(chip, MV88E6XXX_G1_CTL1, val);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_bit(chip, MV88E6XXX_G1_CTL1, bit, 0);
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 when done, -EBUSY when waiting, other negative codes on error */
+static int mv88e6xxx_g1_is_eeprom_done(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+{
+	u16 val;
+	int err;
+
+	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_read(chip, MV88E6XXX_G1_STS, &val);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(chip->dev, "Error reading status");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/* If the switch is still resetting, it may not
+	 * respond on the bus, and so MDIO read returns
+	 * 0xffff. Differentiate between that, and waiting for
+	 * the EEPROM to be done by bit 0 being set.
+	 */
+	if (val == 0xffff || !(val & BIT(MV88E6XXX_G1_STS_IRQ_EEPROM_DONE)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* As the EEInt (EEPROM done) flag clears on read if the status register, this
+ * function must be called directly after a hard reset or EEPROM ReLoad request,
+ * or the done condition may have been missed
+ */
+int mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_eeprom_done(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+{
+	const unsigned long timeout = jiffies + 1 * HZ;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Wait up to 1 second for the switch to finish reading the
+	 * EEPROM.
+	 */
+	while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
+		ret = mv88e6xxx_g1_is_eeprom_done(chip);
+		if (ret != -EBUSY)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	dev_err(chip->dev, "Timeout waiting for EEPROM done");
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
+}
+
+int mv88e6250_g1_wait_eeprom_done_prereset(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = mv88e6xxx_g1_is_eeprom_done(chip);
+	if (ret != -EBUSY)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Pre-reset, we don't know the state of the switch - when
+	 * mv88e6xxx_g1_is_eeprom_done() returns -EBUSY, that may be because
+	 * the switch is actually busy reading the EEPROM, or because
+	 * MV88E6XXX_G1_STS_IRQ_EEPROM_DONE has been cleared by an unrelated
+	 * status register read already.
+	 *
+	 * To account for the latter case, trigger another EEPROM reload for
+	 * another chance at seeing the done flag.
+	 */
+	ret = mv88e6250_g1_eeprom_reload(chip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_eeprom_done(chip);
+}
+
 /* Offset 0x01: Switch MAC Address Register Bytes 0 & 1
  * Offset 0x02: Switch MAC Address Register Bytes 2 & 3
  * Offset 0x03: Switch MAC Address Register Bytes 4 & 5
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h
index 1095261f5b490..3dbb7a1b8fe11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ int mv88e6xxx_g1_set_switch_mac(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, u8 *addr);
 int mv88e6185_g1_reset(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
 int mv88e6352_g1_reset(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
 int mv88e6250_g1_reset(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
+int mv88e6xxx_g1_wait_eeprom_done(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
+int mv88e6250_g1_wait_eeprom_done_prereset(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
 
 int mv88e6185_g1_ppu_enable(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
 int mv88e6185_g1_ppu_disable(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
