diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index fcdd5a2cbb5519a535c1b8b2d141efcf72ef3412..003ab56f49b6accac21e268cb6789c879af2f6fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 	    (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII))) {
 		phydev->supported &= (PHY_BASIC_FEATURES | SUPPORTED_Pause |
 				      SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause);
-		priv->phydev->advertising = priv->phydev->supported;
+		phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
 	}
 
 	/*