diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
index fda01f770eff..b0344c213752 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int stmmac_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phyaddr, int phyreg,
 	unsigned int mii_address = priv->hw->mii.addr;
 	unsigned int mii_data = priv->hw->mii.data;
 
-	u32 value = MII_WRITE | MII_BUSY;
+	u32 value = MII_BUSY;
 
 	value |= (phyaddr << priv->hw->mii.addr_shift)
 		& priv->hw->mii.addr_mask;
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static int stmmac_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phyaddr, int phyreg,
 		& priv->hw->mii.clk_csr_mask;
 	if (priv->plat->has_gmac4)
 		value |= MII_GMAC4_WRITE;
+	else
+		value |= MII_WRITE;
 
 	/* Wait until any existing MII operation is complete */
 	if (stmmac_mdio_busy_wait(priv->ioaddr, mii_address))