diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
index 92a467ff4104da3bedd8aa6762c51c19ea977a22..38fc794c1655d9d011d425ccce35cfa41ee43889 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
@@ -358,49 +358,47 @@ static int bnx2x_set_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 
 	cfg_idx = bnx2x_get_link_cfg_idx(bp);
 	old_multi_phy_config = bp->link_params.multi_phy_config;
-	switch (cmd->port) {
-	case PORT_TP:
-		if (bp->port.supported[cfg_idx] & SUPPORTED_TP)
-			break; /* no port change */
-
-		if (!(bp->port.supported[0] & SUPPORTED_TP ||
-		      bp->port.supported[1] & SUPPORTED_TP)) {
-			DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL, "Unsupported port type\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &=
-			~PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_MASK;
-		if (bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &
-		    PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SWAPPED_ENABLED)
-			bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
-			PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_SECOND_PHY;
-		else
-			bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
-			PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_FIRST_PHY;
-		break;
-	case PORT_FIBRE:
-	case PORT_DA:
-		if (bp->port.supported[cfg_idx] & SUPPORTED_FIBRE)
-			break; /* no port change */
-
-		if (!(bp->port.supported[0] & SUPPORTED_FIBRE ||
-		      bp->port.supported[1] & SUPPORTED_FIBRE)) {
+	if (cmd->port != bnx2x_get_port_type(bp)) {
+		switch (cmd->port) {
+		case PORT_TP:
+			if (!(bp->port.supported[0] & SUPPORTED_TP ||
+			      bp->port.supported[1] & SUPPORTED_TP)) {
+				DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL,
+				   "Unsupported port type\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &=
+				~PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_MASK;
+			if (bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &
+			    PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SWAPPED_ENABLED)
+				bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
+				PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_SECOND_PHY;
+			else
+				bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
+				PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_FIRST_PHY;
+			break;
+		case PORT_FIBRE:
+		case PORT_DA:
+			if (!(bp->port.supported[0] & SUPPORTED_FIBRE ||
+			      bp->port.supported[1] & SUPPORTED_FIBRE)) {
+				DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL,
+				   "Unsupported port type\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &=
+				~PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_MASK;
+			if (bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &
+			    PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SWAPPED_ENABLED)
+				bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
+				PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_FIRST_PHY;
+			else
+				bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
+				PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_SECOND_PHY;
+			break;
+		default:
 			DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL, "Unsupported port type\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &=
-			~PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_MASK;
-		if (bp->link_params.multi_phy_config &
-		    PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SWAPPED_ENABLED)
-			bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
-			PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_FIRST_PHY;
-		else
-			bp->link_params.multi_phy_config |=
-			PORT_HW_CFG_PHY_SELECTION_SECOND_PHY;
-		break;
-	default:
-		DP(BNX2X_MSG_ETHTOOL, "Unsupported port type\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* Save new config in case command complete successfully */
 	new_multi_phy_config = bp->link_params.multi_phy_config;