diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a77970-eagle.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a77970-eagle.dts
index cb4bd40584cf2533af0eedb04817e97ca41d99d4..fd3448deb7142141fb7365c44ae9aa564bf21faf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a77970-eagle.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a77970-eagle.dts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 &avb {
 	renesas,no-ether-link;
 	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
+	phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
 	status = "okay";
 
 	phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {