diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 4608673beaff9f7682d669e4cb7a540fed0c0f04..add8d8596084054ca1e059a360be4a1d24501122 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev)
 static int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct device_node *dn = priv->pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	unsigned int phy_flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -307,15 +308,19 @@ static int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (priv->phy_dn)
-		phydev = of_phy_connect(dev, priv->phy_dn,
-					bcmgenet_mii_setup, 0,
-					priv->phy_interface);
-	else
-		phydev = of_phy_connect_fixed_link(dev,
-					bcmgenet_mii_setup,
-					priv->phy_interface);
+	/* In the case of a fixed PHY, the DT node associated
+	 * to the PHY is the Ethernet MAC DT node.
+	 */
+	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(dn)) {
+		ret = of_phy_register_fixed_link(dn);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		priv->phy_dn = dn;
+	}
 
+	phydev = of_phy_connect(dev, priv->phy_dn, bcmgenet_mii_setup, 0,
+				priv->phy_interface);
 	if (!phydev) {
 		pr_err("could not attach to PHY\n");
 		return -ENODEV;