diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index b64ee029d41f..e58ff652e95f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2898,7 +2898,7 @@ static int stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if (priv->hw->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_TBI &&
 	    priv->hw->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_RTBI &&
-	    priv->hw->xpcs == NULL) {
+	    priv->hw->xpcs_args.an_mode != DW_AN_C73) {
 		ret = stmmac_init_phy(dev);
 		if (ret) {
 			netdev_err(priv->dev,