diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index da9b5aabe5e425aa2f2b17ba112723967098171c..536236fdb232af24afcd8face38fe70eccfdb066 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,13 @@ int phylink_ethtool_ksettings_set(struct phylink *pl,
 	pl->link_config.duplex = our_kset.base.duplex;
 	pl->link_config.an_enabled = our_kset.base.autoneg != AUTONEG_DISABLE;
 
-	if (!test_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED, &pl->phylink_disable_state)) {
+	/* If we have a PHY, phylib will call our link state function if the
+	 * mode has changed, which will trigger a resolve and update the MAC
+	 * configuration. For a fixed link, this isn't able to change any
+	 * parameters, which just leaves inband mode.
+	 */
+	if (pl->link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND &&
+	    !test_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED, &pl->phylink_disable_state)) {
 		phylink_mac_config(pl, &pl->link_config);
 		phylink_mac_an_restart(pl);
 	}
@@ -1338,15 +1344,16 @@ int phylink_ethtool_set_pauseparam(struct phylink *pl,
 	if (pause->tx_pause)
 		config->pause |= MLO_PAUSE_TX;
 
-	if (!test_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED, &pl->phylink_disable_state)) {
+	/* If we have a PHY, phylib will call our link state function if the
+	 * mode has changed, which will trigger a resolve and update the MAC
+	 * configuration.
+	 */
+	if (pl->phydev) {
+		phy_set_asym_pause(pl->phydev, pause->rx_pause,
+				   pause->tx_pause);
+	} else if (!test_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED,
+			     &pl->phylink_disable_state)) {
 		switch (pl->link_an_mode) {
-		case MLO_AN_PHY:
-			/* Silently mark the carrier down, and then trigger a resolve */
-			if (pl->netdev)
-				netif_carrier_off(pl->netdev);
-			phylink_run_resolve(pl);
-			break;
-
 		case MLO_AN_FIXED:
 			/* Should we allow fixed links to change against the config? */
 			phylink_resolve_flow(pl, config);