diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 6d699df7d27fe2ccb6a3971f172c0a2e408b7fb2..175f951b6547f9234b6b70694c7bc29f5d2ae60a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -2298,16 +2298,6 @@ static int rtl_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rtl8169_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
-{
-	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	if (!netif_running(dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(tp->phydev, ifr, cmd);
-}
-
 static void rtl_wol_suspend_quirk(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	switch (tp->mac_version) {
@@ -5168,7 +5158,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_fix_features	= rtl8169_fix_features,
 	.ndo_set_features	= rtl8169_set_features,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= rtl_set_mac_address,
-	.ndo_do_ioctl		= rtl8169_ioctl,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl		= phy_do_ioctl,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= rtl_set_rx_mode,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	.ndo_poll_controller	= rtl8169_netpoll,