diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
index d982dcbe17b5bf49933b7836190999a54d36be8b..5bc792175e4e7f4240444e256f5338178d7d4071 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of_mdio.h>
+#include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_classify.h>
@@ -707,6 +708,7 @@ struct gbe_slave {
 	u32				link_interface;
 	u32				mac_control;
 	u8				phy_port_t;
+	struct device_node		*node;
 	struct device_node		*phy_node;
 	struct ts_ctl                   ts_ctl;
 	struct list_head		slave_list;
@@ -2322,6 +2324,21 @@ static int gbe_slave_open(struct gbe_intf *gbe_intf)
 		has_phy = true;
 		phy_mode = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII;
 		slave->phy_port_t = PORT_MII;
+	} else if (slave->link_interface == RGMII_LINK_MAC_PHY) {
+		has_phy = true;
+		phy_mode = of_get_phy_mode(slave->node);
+		/* if phy-mode is not present, default to
+		 * PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII
+		 */
+		if (phy_mode < 0)
+			phy_mode = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII;
+
+		if (!phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(phy_mode)) {
+			dev_err(priv->dev,
+				"Unsupported phy mode %d\n", phy_mode);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		slave->phy_port_t = PORT_MII;
 	} else if (slave->link_interface == XGMII_LINK_MAC_PHY) {
 		has_phy = true;
 		phy_mode = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA;
@@ -2947,6 +2964,7 @@ static int init_slave(struct gbe_priv *gbe_dev, struct gbe_slave *slave,
 		slave->link_interface = SGMII_LINK_MAC_PHY;
 	}
 
+	slave->node = node;
 	slave->open = false;
 	if ((slave->link_interface == SGMII_LINK_MAC_PHY) ||
 	    (slave->link_interface == RGMII_LINK_MAC_PHY) ||