diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index b615176338b260c6f913526bf4c6a6ccc8de0a20..be042905ada2a41a35250aafde6b8c984d865c3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -176,15 +176,6 @@ void bcmgenet_phy_power_set(struct net_device *dev, bool enable)
 
 static void bcmgenet_moca_phy_setup(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
 {
-	u32 reg;
-
-	if (!GENET_IS_V5(priv)) {
-		/* Speed settings are set in bcmgenet_mii_setup() */
-		reg = bcmgenet_sys_readl(priv, SYS_PORT_CTRL);
-		reg |= LED_ACT_SOURCE_MAC;
-		bcmgenet_sys_writel(priv, reg, SYS_PORT_CTRL);
-	}
-
 	if (priv->hw_params->flags & GENET_HAS_MOCA_LINK_DET)
 		fixed_phy_set_link_update(priv->dev->phydev,
 					  bcmgenet_fixed_phy_link_update);
@@ -217,6 +208,8 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev, bool init)
 
 		if (!phy_name) {
 			phy_name = "MoCA";
+			if (!GENET_IS_V5(priv))
+				port_ctrl |= LED_ACT_SOURCE_MAC;
 			bcmgenet_moca_phy_setup(priv);
 		}
 		break;