diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
index 4142f69c1530..3ce266ab521b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
@@ -381,10 +381,21 @@ static int bcm5481_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+struct bcm54616s_phy_priv {
+	bool mode_1000bx_en;
+};
+
 static int bcm54616s_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	struct bcm54616s_phy_priv *priv;
 	int val, intf_sel;
 
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	phydev->priv = priv;
+
 	val = bcm_phy_read_shadow(phydev, BCM54XX_SHD_MODE);
 	if (val < 0)
 		return val;
@@ -407,7 +418,7 @@ static int bcm54616s_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		 * 1000BASE-X configuration.
 		 */
 		if (!(val & BCM54616S_100FX_MODE))
-			phydev->dev_flags |= PHY_BCM_FLAGS_MODE_1000BX;
+			priv->mode_1000bx_en = true;
 
 		phydev->port = PORT_FIBRE;
 	}
@@ -417,10 +428,11 @@ static int bcm54616s_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int bcm54616s_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	struct bcm54616s_phy_priv *priv = phydev->priv;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Aneg firstly. */
-	if (phydev->dev_flags & PHY_BCM_FLAGS_MODE_1000BX)
+	if (priv->mode_1000bx_en)
 		ret = genphy_c37_config_aneg(phydev);
 	else
 		ret = genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
@@ -433,9 +445,10 @@ static int bcm54616s_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int bcm54616s_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	struct bcm54616s_phy_priv *priv = phydev->priv;
 	int err;
 
-	if (phydev->dev_flags & PHY_BCM_FLAGS_MODE_1000BX)
+	if (priv->mode_1000bx_en)
 		err = genphy_c37_read_status(phydev);
 	else
 		err = genphy_read_status(phydev);
diff --git a/include/linux/brcmphy.h b/include/linux/brcmphy.h
index de9430d55c90..844dcfe789a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/brcmphy.h
+++ b/include/linux/brcmphy.h
@@ -61,19 +61,14 @@
 #define PHY_BCM_OUI_5			0x03625e00
 #define PHY_BCM_OUI_6			0xae025000
 
-#define PHY_BCM_FLAGS_MODE_COPPER	0x00000001
-#define PHY_BCM_FLAGS_MODE_1000BX	0x00000002
-#define PHY_BCM_FLAGS_INTF_SGMII	0x00000010
-#define PHY_BCM_FLAGS_INTF_XAUI		0x00000020
-#define PHY_BRCM_WIRESPEED_ENABLE	0x00000100
-#define PHY_BRCM_AUTO_PWRDWN_ENABLE	0x00000200
-#define PHY_BRCM_RX_REFCLK_UNUSED	0x00000400
-#define PHY_BRCM_STD_IBND_DISABLE	0x00000800
-#define PHY_BRCM_EXT_IBND_RX_ENABLE	0x00001000
-#define PHY_BRCM_EXT_IBND_TX_ENABLE	0x00002000
-#define PHY_BRCM_CLEAR_RGMII_MODE	0x00004000
-#define PHY_BRCM_DIS_TXCRXC_NOENRGY	0x00008000
-#define PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE		0x00010000
+#define PHY_BRCM_AUTO_PWRDWN_ENABLE	0x00000001
+#define PHY_BRCM_RX_REFCLK_UNUSED	0x00000002
+#define PHY_BRCM_STD_IBND_DISABLE	0x00000004
+#define PHY_BRCM_EXT_IBND_RX_ENABLE	0x00000008
+#define PHY_BRCM_EXT_IBND_TX_ENABLE	0x00000010
+#define PHY_BRCM_CLEAR_RGMII_MODE	0x00000020
+#define PHY_BRCM_DIS_TXCRXC_NOENRGY	0x00000040
+#define PHY_BRCM_EN_MASTER_MODE		0x00000080
 
 /* Broadcom BCM7xxx specific workarounds */
 #define PHY_BRCM_7XXX_REV(x)		(((x) >> 8) & 0xff)