diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index c71e93ed44512d84d41639185759df19cf028050..ea25f001f3bb7ffb90256ee5e0dc85bea6c90218 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@ static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X550EM_x = {
 	.get_media_type		= &ixgbe_get_media_type_X550em,
 	.get_san_mac_addr	= NULL,
 	.get_wwn_prefix		= NULL,
-	.setup_link		= NULL, /* defined later */
+	.setup_link		= &ixgbe_setup_mac_link_X540,
 	.get_link_capabilities	= &ixgbe_get_link_capabilities_X550em,
 	.get_bus_info		= &ixgbe_get_bus_info_X550em,
 	.setup_sfp		= ixgbe_setup_sfp_modules_X550em,
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_x550em_a = {
 	.get_media_type		= ixgbe_get_media_type_X550em,
 	.get_san_mac_addr	= NULL,
 	.get_wwn_prefix		= NULL,
-	.setup_link		= NULL, /* defined later */
+	.setup_link		= &ixgbe_setup_mac_link_X540,
 	.get_link_capabilities	= ixgbe_get_link_capabilities_X550em,
 	.get_bus_info		= ixgbe_get_bus_info_X550em,
 	.setup_sfp		= ixgbe_setup_sfp_modules_X550em,