diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 029f21b9d452f1d3fdb4ac8b6bd8b3fb6394a168..1b6bba65670907fed86b642110e39aa06a8f6f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,6 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 	priv->phylink_config.dev = &priv->dev->dev;
 	priv->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
-	priv->phylink_config.pcs_poll = true;
 	if (priv->plat->mdio_bus_data)
 		priv->phylink_config.ovr_an_inband =
 			mdio_bus_data->xpcs_an_inband;