diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
index ac7d6d3e205a1ab5b391def879d6f1033a0961b6..e2e611a4d2c06bd567e9d5e353b3a4893623de6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
@@ -601,10 +601,22 @@ static int qcom_ethqos_serdes_powerup(struct net_device *ndev, void *priv)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (ethqos->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII ||
+	    ethqos->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX) {
+		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;
 }