diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index a12d35338313bd4f4a67117f3c5c3f76030e53fd..04fc84f2b289907243113e7e0d697cd2411b4e52 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ static void devm_phy_consume(struct device *dev, void *res)
 
 static int devm_phy_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *match_data)
 {
-	return res == match_data;
+	struct phy **phy = res;
+
+	return *phy == match_data;
 }
 
 /**