diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index dec8b116e6a2f1a4dd2a2d0e89d3e541ac6a7aa5..cd22efb940ad4f9bd08f3a14a9ab44e8e533773f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -3049,6 +3049,8 @@ static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_x550em_a = {
 	.identify		= &ixgbe_identify_phy_x550em,
 	.read_reg		= &ixgbe_read_phy_reg_x550a,
 	.write_reg		= &ixgbe_write_phy_reg_x550a,
+	.read_reg_mdi		= &ixgbe_read_phy_reg_mdi,
+	.write_reg_mdi		= &ixgbe_write_phy_reg_mdi,
 };
 
 static const u32 ixgbe_mvals_X550[IXGBE_MVALS_IDX_LIMIT] = {