diff --git a/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt.h b/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt.h
--- a/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -843,5 +843,6 @@
 int bnxt_read_sfp_module_eeprom_info(struct bnxt_softc *bp, uint16_t i2c_addr,
     uint16_t page_number, uint8_t bank, bool bank_sel_en, uint16_t start_addr,
     uint16_t data_length, uint8_t *buf);
+uint8_t get_phy_type(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
 
 #endif /* _BNXT_H */
diff --git a/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c b/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
--- a/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -862,8 +862,20 @@
 	uint16_t fw_link_speed = softc->link_info.req_link_speed;
 
 	if (autoneg & BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED) {
-		req->auto_mode |=
-		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_MODE_ALL_SPEEDS;
+		uint8_t phy_type = get_phy_type(softc);
+
+		if (phy_type == HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_PHY_TYPE_1G_BASET ||
+		    phy_type == HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_PHY_TYPE_BASET ||
+		    phy_type == HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_PHY_TYPE_BASETE) {
+
+			req->auto_mode |= htole32(HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_MODE_SPEED_MASK);
+			if (link_info->advertising) {
+				req->enables |= htole32(HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_AUTO_LINK_SPEED_MASK);
+				req->auto_link_speed_mask = htole16(link_info->advertising);
+			}
+		} else {
+			req->auto_mode |= HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_MODE_ALL_SPEEDS;
+		}
 
 		req->enables |=
 		    htole32(HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_AUTO_MODE);
diff --git a/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c b/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
--- a/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@
 static void bnxt_def_cp_task(void *context);
 static void bnxt_handle_async_event(struct bnxt_softc *softc,
     struct cmpl_base *cmpl);
-static uint8_t get_phy_type(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
 static uint64_t bnxt_get_baudrate(struct bnxt_link_info *link);
 static void bnxt_get_wol_settings(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
 static int bnxt_wol_config(if_ctx_t ctx);
@@ -2144,7 +2143,6 @@
 		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FORCE_LINK_SPEED_100MB;
 		break;
 	case IFM_1000_KX:
-	case IFM_1000_T:
 	case IFM_1000_SGMII:
 	case IFM_1000_CX:
 	case IFM_1000_SX:
@@ -2163,7 +2161,6 @@
 	case IFM_10G_KR:
 	case IFM_10G_LR:
 	case IFM_10G_SR:
-	case IFM_10G_T:
 		softc->link_info.autoneg &= ~BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED;
 		softc->link_info.req_link_speed =
 		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FORCE_LINK_SPEED_10GB;
@@ -2240,6 +2237,14 @@
 		softc->link_info.req_signal_mode =
 			HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_SIGNAL_MODE_PAM4;
 		break;
+	case IFM_1000_T:
+		softc->link_info.advertising = HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_LINK_SPEED_MASK_1GB;
+		softc->link_info.autoneg |= BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED;
+		break;
+	case IFM_10G_T:
+		softc->link_info.advertising = HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_LINK_SPEED_MASK_10GB;
+		softc->link_info.autoneg |= BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED;
+		break;
 	default:
 		device_printf(softc->dev,
 		    "Unsupported media type!  Using auto\n");