diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index d3f39e86eb95a14cb8cad1b1120377fa5a3b80dc..44f8392da11729522a5e809e13f3a782ee03df71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,8 @@ static int adjust_enet_interface(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
 	    (ugeth->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID) ||
 	    (ugeth->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID) ||
 	    (ugeth->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RTBI)) {
-		upsmr |= UCC_GETH_UPSMR_RPM;
+		if (ugeth->phy_interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII)
+			upsmr |= UCC_GETH_UPSMR_RPM;
 		switch (ugeth->max_speed) {
 		case SPEED_10:
 			upsmr |= UCC_GETH_UPSMR_R10M;