diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index de10e7e3a68d..1fa7eb75d1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,6 @@ static void xgbe_free_rx_data(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 
 static int xgbe_phy_reset(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 {
-	pdata->phy_link = -1;
 	pdata->phy_speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 
 	return pdata->phy_if.phy_reset(pdata);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
index 3819b23c927d..6dd95e7d81e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
@@ -1637,6 +1637,7 @@ static int xgbe_phy_init(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 		pdata->phy.duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
 	}
 
+	pdata->phy_link = 0;
 	pdata->phy.link = 0;
 
 	pdata->phy.pause_autoneg = pdata->pause_autoneg;