diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
index 04b5c149cacac286ad5635cb3f32ee0d7d3f6645..81c45fa65e0aa8ca0d234dc1e1dc7b43dfe6494e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
@@ -2921,7 +2921,7 @@ static int xgbe_phy_init(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 			phy_data->start_mode = XGBE_MODE_KR;
 		}
 
-		phy_data->phydev_mode = XGBE_MDIO_MODE_NONE;
+		phy_data->phydev_mode = XGBE_MDIO_MODE_CL45;
 		break;
 
 	/* 10GBase-R support */