--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ config VITESSE_PHY
         ---help---
           Currently supports the vsc8244
 
+config VITESSE_PHY_8601_SKEW
+	bool "Enable skew timing to vsc8601"
+	depends on VITESSE_PHY
+	---help---
+	  Apply clock timing adjustments for vsc8601
+
 config SMSC_PHY
 	tristate "Drivers for SMSC PHYs"
 	---help---
--- a/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 #define MII_VSC8244_EXTCON1_TX_SKEW	0x0800
 #define MII_VSC8244_EXTCON1_RX_SKEW	0x0200
 
+/* EXT_CON1 Register values for VSC8601 */
+#define MII_VSC8601_EXTCON1_INIT       0x0000
+#define MII_VSC8601_EXTCON1_SKEW       0x0100
+#define MII_VSC8601_EXTCON1_ACTIPHY    0x0020
+
 /* Vitesse Interrupt Mask Register */
 #define MII_VSC8244_IMASK		0x19
 #define MII_VSC8244_IMASK_IEN		0x8000
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@
 
 #define PHY_ID_VSC8244			0x000fc6c0
 #define PHY_ID_VSC8221			0x000fc550
+#define PHY_ID_VSC8601			0x00070420
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Vitesse PHY driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kriston Carson");
@@ -98,10 +104,34 @@ static int vsc824x_config_init(struct ph
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int vsc8601_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err;
+	int extcon;
+
+	err = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC8244_AUX_CONSTAT,
+					MII_VSC8244_AUXCONSTAT_INIT);
+
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VITESSE_PHY_8601_SKEW
+	extcon = phy_read(phydev, MII_VSC8244_EXT_CON1);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	extcon |= MII_VSC8601_EXTCON1_SKEW;
+
+	err = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC8244_EXT_CON1, extcon);
+#endif
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int vsc824x_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	
+
 	/*
 	 * Don't bother to ACK the interrupts if interrupts
 	 * are disabled.  The 824x cannot clear the interrupts
@@ -177,6 +207,19 @@ static struct phy_driver vsc82xx_driver[
 	.ack_interrupt	= &vsc824x_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= &vsc82xx_config_intr,
 	.driver		= { .owner = THIS_MODULE,},
+}, {
+	/* Vitesse 8601 */
+	.phy_id         = PHY_ID_VSC8601,
+	.name           = "Vitesse VSC8601",
+	.phy_id_mask    = 0x000ffff8,
+	.features       = PHY_GBIT_FEATURES,
+	.flags          = PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
+	.config_init    = &vsc8601_config_init,
+	.config_aneg    = &genphy_config_aneg,
+	.read_status    = &genphy_read_status,
+	.ack_interrupt  = &vsc824x_ack_interrupt,
+	.config_intr    = &vsc82xx_config_intr,
+	.driver         = { .owner = THIS_MODULE,},
 } };
 
 static int __init vsc82xx_init(void)