diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 40266fe011866bb8791ff2d59d1d87f0fc2fb942..31913a469001a99cc81b82a811b689be6787dc5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static int ravb_nway_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
 	int error = -ENODEV;
 
 	if (ndev->phydev)
-		error = phy_start_aneg(ndev->phydev);
+		error = phy_restart_aneg(ndev->phydev);
 
 	return error;
 }