diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index 15cf50d7e3168238aa2745bc46697ca9efc91cca..89d0d835352ecf82a91b342a64d701c60da79d20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -981,8 +981,6 @@ static int pxa168_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 	pep->phy = mdiobus_scan(pep->smi_bus, pep->phy_addr);
 	if (IS_ERR(pep->phy))
 		return PTR_ERR(pep->phy);
-	if (!pep->phy)
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	err = phy_connect_direct(dev, pep->phy, pxa168_eth_adjust_link,
 				 pep->phy_intf);