diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index e74e1e897864181dbaca5ed8cd57c162d1baf89e..f24f48f3380204d102b5c7a06825d57bc7a16b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@ static void axienet_dma_err_handler(unsigned long data);
  * @ndev:	Pointer to net_device structure
  *
  * Return: 0, on success.
- *	    -ENODEV, if PHY cannot be connected to
  *	    non-zero error value on failure
  *
  * This is the driver open routine. It calls phy_start to start the PHY device.