diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 2aa58b590f4c8b04799a18a5bf16e42e6f26e7f3..cfa061e581a98ef462327caaa4e3b7add0b5321f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ int genphy_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
+	ret = phy_set_bits(phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;