diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index babe972a7c320e5c4e04fb87acc316df23cc4ab6..4412895cf4a8d89e7cce41443aa8e48cd1a03854 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ static void macb_configure_caps(struct macb *bp, const struct macb_config *dt_co
 	if (dt_conf)
 		bp->caps = dt_conf->caps;
 
-	if (MACB_BFEXT(IDNUM, macb_readl(bp, MID)) == 0x2)
+	if (MACB_BFEXT(IDNUM, macb_readl(bp, MID)) >= 0x2)
 		bp->caps |= MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_GEM;
 
 	if (macb_is_gem(bp)) {