diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c b/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c
index dd993e8e3b9589..c5b1ac92b13d0a 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ static void eth_nxp_enet_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 	const struct device *dev = net_if_get_device(iface);
 	struct nxp_enet_mac_data *data = dev->data;
 	const struct nxp_enet_mac_config *config = dev->config;
+	const struct device *phy_dev = config->phy_dev;
+	struct phy_link_state state;
 
 	net_if_set_link_addr(iface, data->mac_addr,
 			     sizeof(data->mac_addr),
@@ -518,6 +520,14 @@ static void eth_nxp_enet_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 	ethernet_init(iface);
 	net_if_carrier_off(iface);
 
+	/* In case the phy driver doesn't report a state change due to link being up
+	 * before calling phy_configure, we should check the state ourself, and then do a
+	 * pseudo-callback
+	 */
+	phy_get_link_state(phy_dev, &state);
+
+	nxp_enet_phy_cb(phy_dev, &state, (void *)dev);
+
 	config->irq_config_func();
 
 	nxp_enet_driver_cb(config->mdio, NXP_ENET_MDIO, NXP_ENET_INTERRUPT_ENABLED, NULL);