diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c
index d863075df7a407cc59e194feebd652c622729384..905e2147d9182f4c8d9b26de66820fdc130debf0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ static int e1000_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	 * When SoL/IDER sessions are active, autoneg/speed/duplex
 	 * cannot be changed
 	 */
-	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw)) {
+	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block &&
+	    hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw)) {
 		e_err("Cannot change link characteristics when SoL/IDER is active.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1615,7 +1616,8 @@ static int e1000_loopback_test(struct e1000_adapter *adapter, u64 *data)
 	 * PHY loopback cannot be performed if SoL/IDER
 	 * sessions are active
 	 */
-	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw)) {
+	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block &&
+	    hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw)) {
 		e_err("Cannot do PHY loopback test when SoL/IDER is active.\n");
 		*data = 0;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c
index 026e8b3ab52eee6be5ecadf5ee0de2745eae5faf..a13439928488c7aeab640d0a99f0833a5e74f203 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ s32 e1000e_setup_link_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	 * In the case of the phy reset being blocked, we already have a link.
 	 * We do not need to set it up again.
 	 */
-	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
+	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block && hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index a4b0435b00dc83078776346d9a510923b1cc20ac..31d37a2b5ba818e1366945b630f8b187ec9fb15b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -6237,7 +6237,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		adapter->hw.phy.ms_type = e1000_ms_hw_default;
 	}
 
-	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
+	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block && hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
 		e_info("PHY reset is blocked due to SOL/IDER session.\n");
 
 	/* Set initial default active device features */
@@ -6404,7 +6404,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (!(adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_AMT))
 		e1000e_release_hw_control(adapter);
 err_eeprom:
-	if (!hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
+	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block && !hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
 		e1000_phy_hw_reset(&adapter->hw);
 err_hw_init:
 	kfree(adapter->tx_ring);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
index 0334d013bc3c828fc2256ae117287809f46a9d2c..b860d4f7ea2a950a7b24d0db8ca6f15446f1bfd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -2155,9 +2155,11 @@ s32 e1000e_phy_hw_reset_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	s32 ret_val;
 	u32 ctrl;
 
-	ret_val = phy->ops.check_reset_block(hw);
-	if (ret_val)
-		return 0;
+	if (phy->ops.check_reset_block) {
+		ret_val = phy->ops.check_reset_block(hw);
+		if (ret_val)
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	ret_val = phy->ops.acquire(hw);
 	if (ret_val)