diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
index 63dca3bb5611..04e628788f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static struct smsc_hw_stat smsc_hw_stats[] = {
 };
 
 struct smsc_phy_priv {
-	u16 intmask;
 	bool energy_enable;
 	struct clk *refclk;
 };
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ static int smsc_phy_ack_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int smsc_phy_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	struct smsc_phy_priv *priv = phydev->priv;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (phydev->interrupts == PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED) {
@@ -66,14 +64,9 @@ static int smsc_phy_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 
-		priv->intmask = MII_LAN83C185_ISF_INT4 | MII_LAN83C185_ISF_INT6;
-		if (priv->energy_enable)
-			priv->intmask |= MII_LAN83C185_ISF_INT7;
-
-		rc = phy_write(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_IM, priv->intmask);
+		rc = phy_write(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_IM,
+			       MII_LAN83C185_ISF_INT_PHYLIB_EVENTS);
 	} else {
-		priv->intmask = 0;
-
 		rc = phy_write(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_IM, 0);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
@@ -86,7 +79,6 @@ static int smsc_phy_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static irqreturn_t smsc_phy_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	struct smsc_phy_priv *priv = phydev->priv;
 	int irq_status;
 
 	irq_status = phy_read(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_ISF);
@@ -95,7 +87,7 @@ static irqreturn_t smsc_phy_handle_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
-	if (!(irq_status & priv->intmask))
+	if (!(irq_status & MII_LAN83C185_ISF_INT_PHYLIB_EVENTS))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
 	phy_trigger_machine(phydev);