diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/AP135.hints b/sys/mips/conf/AP135.hints
index b134d7010232..87074afefae7 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/AP135.hints
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/AP135.hints
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ hint.argemdio.0.maddr=0x19000000
 hint.argemdio.0.msize=0x1000
 hint.argemdio.0.order=0
 
+# mdiobus1 on arge1 - required to bring up arge1?
+hint.argemdio.1.at="nexus0"
+hint.argemdio.1.maddr=0x1a000000
+hint.argemdio.1.msize=0x1000
+hint.argemdio.1.order=0
+
 # AR8327 - connected via mdiobus0 on arge0
 hint.arswitch.0.at="mdio0"
 hint.arswitch.0.is_7240=0	# definitely not the internal switch!
@@ -77,8 +83,10 @@ hint.arswitch.0.port.6.txpause=1
 hint.arswitch.0.port.6.rxpause=1
 
 # arge0 - hooked up to AR8327 GMAC6, RGMII
-hint.arge.0.phymask=0x10
+hint.arge.0.phymask=0x0
 hint.arge.0.miimode=3           # RGMII
+hint.arge.0.media=1000
+hint.arge.0.fduplex=1
 hint.arge.0.pll_1000=0x56000000
 
 # MAC for arge0 is the first 6 bytes of the ART