diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
index ac7d6d3e205a1ab5b391def879d6f1033a0961b6..47b70b5e706f221c01f1c0ae3b1acafae6641165 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
@@ -601,10 +601,19 @@ static int qcom_ethqos_serdes_powerup(struct net_device *ndev, void *priv)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = phy_set_mode_ext(ethqos->serdes_phy, PHY_MODE_ETHERNET,
+			       ethqos->phy_mode);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_out;
+
 	ret = phy_power_on(ethqos->serdes_phy);
 	if (ret)
-		phy_exit(ethqos->serdes_phy);
+		goto err_out;
 
+	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	phy_exit(ethqos->serdes_phy);
 	return ret;
 }