diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index a8b6ae58cb0a..ed7ed82ddb64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ static u32 cdns_mhdp_get_training_interval_us(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp,
 
 static void cdns_mhdp_fill_host_caps(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
 {
-	unsigned int link_rate;
+	u32 link_rate;
 
 	/* Get source capabilities based on PHY attributes */
 
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_fill_host_caps(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
 	if (!mhdp->host.lanes_cnt)
 		mhdp->host.lanes_cnt = 4;
 
-	link_rate = mhdp->phy->attrs.max_link_rate;
+	link_rate = phy_get_max_link_rate(mhdp->phy);
 	if (!link_rate)
 		link_rate = drm_dp_bw_code_to_link_rate(DP_LINK_BW_8_1);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
index 4ab6922dd79c..79c72ee8e263 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int dw_dp_link_parse(struct dw_dp *dp, struct drm_connector *connector)
 
 	link->revision = link->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV];
 	link->rate = min_t(u32, min(dp->plat_data.max_link_rate,
-				    dp->phy->attrs.max_link_rate * 100),
+				    phy_get_max_link_rate(dp->phy) * 100),
 			   drm_dp_max_link_rate(link->dpcd));
 	link->lanes = min_t(u8, phy_get_bus_width(dp->phy),
 			    drm_dp_max_lane_count(link->dpcd));
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
index 58da323f14d7..7749da0a58f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
@@ -1125,8 +1125,7 @@ static int at91_can_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	can_rx_offload_add_timestamp(dev, &priv->offload);
 
-	if (transceiver)
-		priv->can.bitrate_max = transceiver->attrs.max_link_rate;
+	priv->can.bitrate_max = phy_get_max_link_rate(transceiver);
 
 	if (at91_is_sam9263(priv))
 		dev->sysfs_groups[0] = &at91_sysfs_attr_group;
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
index f5d22c61503f..093e48b8da58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
@@ -2210,8 +2210,7 @@ static int flexcan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->reg_xceiver = reg_xceiver;
 	priv->transceiver = transceiver;
 
-	if (transceiver)
-		priv->can.bitrate_max = transceiver->attrs.max_link_rate;
+	priv->can.bitrate_max = phy_get_max_link_rate(transceiver);
 
 	if (priv->devtype_data.quirks & FLEXCAN_QUIRK_NR_IRQ_3) {
 		priv->irq_boff = platform_get_irq(pdev, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
index 56da411878af..2a0f163a683a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ static int m_can_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto probe_fail;
 	}
 
-	if (transceiver)
-		mcan_class->can.bitrate_max = transceiver->attrs.max_link_rate;
+	mcan_class->can.bitrate_max = phy_get_max_link_rate(transceiver);
 
 	priv->base = addr;
 	priv->mram_base = mram_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c b/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
index eaf8cac78038..9062db48d477 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
@@ -1884,8 +1884,7 @@ static int rcar_canfd_channel_probe(struct rcar_canfd_global *gpriv, u32 ch,
 	priv->transceiver = transceiver;
 	priv->channel = ch;
 	priv->gpriv = gpriv;
-	if (transceiver)
-		priv->can.bitrate_max = transceiver->attrs.max_link_rate;
+	priv->can.bitrate_max = phy_get_max_link_rate(transceiver);
 	priv->can.clock.freq = fcan_freq;
 	dev_info(dev, "can_clk rate is %u\n", priv->can.clock.freq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index 0d0be494cfd7..737a760d97d1 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -647,6 +647,15 @@ void phy_set_bus_width(struct phy *phy, int bus_width)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_set_bus_width);
 
+u32 phy_get_max_link_rate(struct phy *phy)
+{
+	if (!phy)
+		return 0;
+
+	return phy->attrs.max_link_rate;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_get_max_link_rate);
+
 /**
  * _of_phy_get() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by phandle
  * @np: device_node for which to get the phy
diff --git a/include/linux/phy/phy.h b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
index a7e2432ca1ae..34b656084caf 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ int phy_notify_disconnect(struct phy *phy, int port);
 int phy_notify_state(struct phy *phy, union phy_notify state);
 int phy_get_bus_width(struct phy *phy);
 void phy_set_bus_width(struct phy *phy, int bus_width);
+u32 phy_get_max_link_rate(struct phy *phy);
 #else
 static inline struct phy *phy_get(struct device *dev, const char *string)
 {
@@ -256,6 +257,11 @@ static inline int phy_get_bus_width(struct phy *phy)
 static inline void phy_set_bus_width(struct phy *phy, int bus_width)
 {
 }
+
+static inline u32 phy_get_max_link_rate(struct phy *phy)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GENERIC_PHY) */
 
 #endif /* __PHY_CONSUMER_H */