diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index 7ccf2298a5fa309d517825af3ffc74fca5c873e5..3ce6095ced3df9b72a47e054dea98a11e97a6f98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -2440,9 +2440,9 @@ static int macb_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII)
 			val = GEM_BIT(RGMII);
 		else if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII &&
-			 (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII))
+			 (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII))
 			val = MACB_BIT(RMII);
-		else if (!(bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII))
+		else if (!(bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII))
 			val = MACB_BIT(MII);
 
 		if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN)
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ static int at91ether_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 static const struct macb_config at91sam9260_config = {
-	.caps = MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN | MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII,
+	.caps = MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN | MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII,
 	.clk_init = macb_clk_init,
 	.init = macb_init,
 };
@@ -2787,21 +2787,22 @@ static const struct macb_config pc302gem_config = {
 };
 
 static const struct macb_config sama5d2_config = {
-	.caps = 0,
+	.caps = MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII,
 	.dma_burst_length = 16,
 	.clk_init = macb_clk_init,
 	.init = macb_init,
 };
 
 static const struct macb_config sama5d3_config = {
-	.caps = MACB_CAPS_SG_DISABLED | MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE,
+	.caps = MACB_CAPS_SG_DISABLED | MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE
+	      | MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII,
 	.dma_burst_length = 16,
 	.clk_init = macb_clk_init,
 	.init = macb_init,
 };
 
 static const struct macb_config sama5d4_config = {
-	.caps = 0,
+	.caps = MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII,
 	.dma_burst_length = 4,
 	.clk_init = macb_clk_init,
 	.init = macb_init,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index 9ba416d5afff8b6ba7bd527ad4c5523762878902..8a13824ef8024365747b28251468cc04a97ffe22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 /* Capability mask bits */
 #define MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE		0x00000001
 #define MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN		0x00000002
-#define MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII		0x00000004
+#define MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII	0x00000004
 #define MACB_CAPS_NO_GIGABIT_HALF		0x00000008
 #define MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DISABLED		0x00000010
 #define MACB_CAPS_FIFO_MODE			0x10000000