diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 975a6ac..661641e 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ Patch512: mm-cleancache-fix-corruption-on-missed-inode-invalidation.patch
 # CVE-2018-19407 (rhbz 1652656 1652658)
 Patch513: CVE-2018-19407.patch
 
+# rhbz 1650984, in linux-next and Cc'd for stable
+Patch514: net-phy-add-workaround-for-issue-where-PHY-driver-do.patch
+
 # END OF PATCH DEFINITIONS
 
 %endif
@@ -1899,6 +1902,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 29 2018 Jeremy Cline <jeremy@jcline.org>
+- Fix a problem with some rtl8168 chips (rhbz 1650984)
+
 * Tue Nov 27 2018 Jeremy Cline <jcline@redhat.com> - 4.19.5-300
 - Linux v4.19.5
 - Fix CVE-2018-16862 (rhbz 1649017 1653122)
diff --git a/net-phy-add-workaround-for-issue-where-PHY-driver-do.patch b/net-phy-add-workaround-for-issue-where-PHY-driver-do.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13c3de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-phy-add-workaround-for-issue-where-PHY-driver-do.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From c85ddecae6e5e82ca3ae6f20c63f1d865e2ff5ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:41:29 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] net: phy: add workaround for issue where PHY driver doesn't
+ bind to the device
+
+After switching the r8169 driver to use phylib some user reported that
+their network is broken. This was caused by the genphy PHY driver being
+used instead of the dedicated PHY driver for the RTL8211B. Users
+reported that loading the Realtek PHY driver module upfront fixes the
+issue. See also this mail thread:
+https://marc.info/?t=154279781800003&r=1&w=2
+The issue is quite weird and the root cause seems to be somewhere in
+the base driver core. The patch works around the issue and may be
+removed once the actual issue is fixed.
+
+The Fixes tag refers to the first reported occurrence of the issue.
+The issue itself may have been existing much longer and it may affect
+users of other network chips as well. Users typically will recognize
+this issue only if their PHY stops working when being used with the
+genphy driver.
+
+Fixes: f1e911d5d0df ("r8169: add basic phylib support")
+Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
+Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
+Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
+Signed-off-by: Jeremy Cline <jcline@redhat.com>
+---
+ drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 8 ++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+index ab33d1777132..23ee3967c166 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
++++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+@@ -2197,6 +2197,14 @@ int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
+ 	new_driver->mdiodrv.driver.remove = phy_remove;
+ 	new_driver->mdiodrv.driver.owner = owner;
+ 
++	/* The following works around an issue where the PHY driver doesn't bind
++	 * to the device, resulting in the genphy driver being used instead of
++	 * the dedicated driver. The root cause of the issue isn't known yet
++	 * and seems to be in the base driver core. Once this is fixed we may
++	 * remove this workaround.
++	 */
++	new_driver->mdiodrv.driver.probe_type = PROBE_FORCE_SYNCHRONOUS;
++
+ 	retval = driver_register(&new_driver->mdiodrv.driver);
+ 	if (retval) {
+ 		pr_err("%s: Error %d in registering driver\n",
+-- 
+2.19.2
+