diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
index 3bf345b84b76..5a08f66b123c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ static void enetc_port_si_configure(struct enetc_si *si)
 	enetc_port_wr(hw, ENETC_PSIVLANFMR, ENETC_PSIVLANFMR_VS);
 }
 
-static void enetc_configure_port_mac(struct enetc_hw *hw)
+static void enetc_configure_port_mac(struct enetc_hw *hw,
+				     phy_interface_t phy_mode)
 {
 	enetc_port_wr(hw, ENETC_PM0_MAXFRM,
 		      ENETC_SET_MAXFRM(ENETC_RX_MAXFRM_SIZE));
@@ -498,9 +499,11 @@ static void enetc_configure_port_mac(struct enetc_hw *hw)
 		      ENETC_PM0_CMD_TXP	| ENETC_PM0_PROMISC |
 		      ENETC_PM0_TX_EN | ENETC_PM0_RX_EN);
 	/* set auto-speed for RGMII */
-	if (enetc_port_rd(hw, ENETC_PM0_IF_MODE) & ENETC_PMO_IFM_RG)
+	if (enetc_port_rd(hw, ENETC_PM0_IF_MODE) & ENETC_PMO_IFM_RG ||
+	    phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(phy_mode))
 		enetc_port_wr(hw, ENETC_PM0_IF_MODE, ENETC_PM0_IFM_RGAUTO);
-	if (enetc_global_rd(hw, ENETC_G_EPFBLPR(1)) == ENETC_G_EPFBLPR1_XGMII)
+
+	if (phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII)
 		enetc_port_wr(hw, ENETC_PM0_IF_MODE, ENETC_PM0_IFM_XGMII);
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +527,7 @@ static void enetc_configure_port(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 
 	enetc_configure_port_pmac(hw);
 
-	enetc_configure_port_mac(hw);
+	enetc_configure_port_mac(hw, pf->if_mode);
 
 	enetc_port_si_configure(pf->si);
 
@@ -776,27 +779,27 @@ static void enetc_mdio_remove(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 		mdiobus_unregister(pf->mdio);
 }
 
-static int enetc_of_get_phy(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv)
+static int enetc_of_get_phy(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 {
-	struct enetc_pf *pf = enetc_si_priv(priv->si);
-	struct device_node *np = priv->dev->of_node;
+	struct device *dev = &pf->si->pdev->dev;
+	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
 	struct device_node *mdio_np;
 	int err;
 
-	priv->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
-	if (!priv->phy_node) {
+	pf->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
+	if (!pf->phy_node) {
 		if (!of_phy_is_fixed_link(np)) {
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "PHY not specified\n");
+			dev_err(dev, "PHY not specified\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 
 		err = of_phy_register_fixed_link(np);
 		if (err < 0) {
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "fixed link registration failed\n");
+			dev_err(dev, "fixed link registration failed\n");
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		priv->phy_node = of_node_get(np);
+		pf->phy_node = of_node_get(np);
 	}
 
 	mdio_np = of_get_child_by_name(np, "mdio");
@@ -804,15 +807,15 @@ static int enetc_of_get_phy(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv)
 		of_node_put(mdio_np);
 		err = enetc_mdio_probe(pf);
 		if (err) {
-			of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
+			of_node_put(pf->phy_node);
 			return err;
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = of_get_phy_mode(np, &priv->if_mode);
+	err = of_get_phy_mode(np, &pf->if_mode);
 	if (err) {
-		dev_err(priv->dev, "missing phy type\n");
-		of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
+		dev_err(dev, "missing phy type\n");
+		of_node_put(pf->phy_node);
 		if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
 			of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 		else
@@ -824,14 +827,14 @@ static int enetc_of_get_phy(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void enetc_of_put_phy(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv)
+static void enetc_of_put_phy(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 {
-	struct device_node *np = priv->dev->of_node;
+	struct device_node *np = pf->si->pdev->dev.of_node;
 
 	if (np && of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
 		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
-	if (priv->phy_node)
-		of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
+	if (pf->phy_node)
+		of_node_put(pf->phy_node);
 }
 
 static int enetc_imdio_init(struct enetc_pf *pf, bool is_c45)
@@ -994,6 +997,10 @@ static int enetc_pf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	pf->si = si;
 	pf->total_vfs = pci_sriov_get_totalvfs(pdev);
 
+	err = enetc_of_get_phy(pf);
+	if (err)
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Fallback to PHY-less operation\n");
+
 	enetc_configure_port(pf);
 
 	enetc_get_si_caps(si);
@@ -1008,6 +1015,8 @@ static int enetc_pf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	enetc_pf_netdev_setup(si, ndev, &enetc_ndev_ops);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	priv->phy_node = pf->phy_node;
+	priv->if_mode = pf->if_mode;
 
 	enetc_init_si_rings_params(priv);
 
@@ -1023,10 +1032,6 @@ static int enetc_pf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_alloc_msix;
 	}
 
-	err = enetc_of_get_phy(priv);
-	if (err)
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Fallback to PHY-less operation\n");
-
 	err = enetc_configure_serdes(priv);
 	if (err)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Attempted SerDes config but failed\n");
@@ -1040,7 +1045,6 @@ static int enetc_pf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg_netdev:
-	enetc_of_put_phy(priv);
 	enetc_free_msix(priv);
 err_alloc_msix:
 	enetc_free_si_resources(priv);
@@ -1048,6 +1052,7 @@ err_alloc_si_res:
 	si->ndev = NULL;
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 err_alloc_netdev:
+	enetc_of_put_phy(pf);
 err_map_pf_space:
 	enetc_pci_remove(pdev);
 
@@ -1068,7 +1073,7 @@ static void enetc_pf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	enetc_imdio_remove(pf);
 	enetc_mdio_remove(pf);
-	enetc_of_put_phy(priv);
+	enetc_of_put_phy(pf);
 
 	enetc_free_msix(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h
index 2cb922b59f46..0d0ee91282a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ struct enetc_pf {
 	struct mii_bus *mdio; /* saved for cleanup */
 	struct mii_bus *imdio;
 	struct phy_device *pcs;
+
+	struct device_node *phy_node;
+	phy_interface_t if_mode;
 };
 
 int enetc_msg_psi_init(struct enetc_pf *pf);