diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 9cc0f69faafe..bb9eeb74f70a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -1085,44 +1085,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_connect_phy);
 int phylink_of_phy_connect(struct phylink *pl, struct device_node *dn,
 			   u32 flags)
 {
-	struct device_node *phy_node;
-	struct phy_device *phy_dev;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Fixed links and 802.3z are handled without needing a PHY */
-	if (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_FIXED ||
-	    (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND &&
-	     phy_interface_mode_is_8023z(pl->link_interface)))
-		return 0;
-
-	phy_node = of_parse_phandle(dn, "phy-handle", 0);
-	if (!phy_node)
-		phy_node = of_parse_phandle(dn, "phy", 0);
-	if (!phy_node)
-		phy_node = of_parse_phandle(dn, "phy-device", 0);
-
-	if (!phy_node) {
-		if (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_PHY)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	phy_dev = of_phy_find_device(phy_node);
-	/* We're done with the phy_node handle */
-	of_node_put(phy_node);
-	if (!phy_dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	ret = phy_attach_direct(pl->netdev, phy_dev, flags,
-				pl->link_interface);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = phylink_bringup_phy(pl, phy_dev, pl->link_config.interface);
-	if (ret)
-		phy_detach(phy_dev);
-
-	return ret;
+	return phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(pl, of_fwnode_handle(dn), flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_of_phy_connect);