diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 28b7e7d9c272ae672034d10bb64f855f0d1077e9..0ab607732bb4b3268178b1b57e56b1206ae11abe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -925,9 +925,16 @@ static int axienet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (lp->phy_node) {
-		lp->phy_dev = of_phy_connect(lp->ndev, lp->phy_node,
+		if (lp->phy_type == XAE_PHY_TYPE_GMII) {
+			lp->phy_dev = of_phy_connect(lp->ndev, lp->phy_node,
 					     axienet_adjust_link, 0,
 					     PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII);
+		} else if (lp->phy_type == XAE_PHY_TYPE_RGMII_2_0) {
+			lp->phy_dev = of_phy_connect(lp->ndev, lp->phy_node,
+					     axienet_adjust_link, 0,
+					     PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID);
+		}
+
 		if (!lp->phy_dev) {
 			dev_err(lp->dev, "of_phy_connect() failed\n");
 			return -ENODEV;