diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index db0731e05401e4f9290478297a5b9b709419110e..021ab9b89c71e30cd8262118e051ab9aaf672ec4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_phy_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
-		/* clear value if nothing found */
-		hw->phy.mdio.prtad = 0;
+		/* indicate no PHY found */
+		hw->phy.mdio.prtad = MDIO_PRTAD_NONE;
 		return IXGBE_ERR_PHY_ADDR_INVALID;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index cd22efb940ad4f9bd08f3a14a9ab44e8e533773f..7e6b9267ca9da3b4562c150a0e1aac35f8df92be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ ixgbe_setup_mac_link_sfp_x550a(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, ixgbe_link_speed speed,
 	/* Configure internal PHY for KR/KX. */
 	ixgbe_setup_kr_speed_x550em(hw, speed);
 
-	if (!hw->phy.mdio.prtad || hw->phy.mdio.prtad == 0xFFFF)
+	if (hw->phy.mdio.prtad == MDIO_PRTAD_NONE)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_PHY_ADDR_INVALID;
 
 	/* Get external PHY device id */