diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 980c079e444393cc17577e29204b5e28da299938..483c0adcad87d4701b866d6934137e34a5c38ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct phy_device *of_phy_connect_fixed_link(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!phy_id || sz < sizeof(*phy_id))
 		return NULL;
 
-	sprintf(bus_id, PHY_ID_FMT, "0", be32_to_cpu(phy_id[0]));
+	sprintf(bus_id, PHY_ID_FMT, "fixed-0", be32_to_cpu(phy_id[0]));
 
 	phy = phy_connect(dev, bus_id, hndlr, 0, iface);
 	return IS_ERR(phy) ? NULL : phy;