diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index c7eb05e4a6bf..78a991bbbcf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -2064,15 +2064,14 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_clk;
 
-	lp->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "phy-handle", 0);
-	if (lp->phy_node) {
-		ret = axienet_mdio_setup(lp);
-		if (ret)
-			dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
-				 "error registering MDIO bus: %d\n", ret);
-	}
+	ret = axienet_mdio_setup(lp);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
+			 "error registering MDIO bus: %d\n", ret);
+
 	if (lp->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII ||
 	    lp->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX) {
+		lp->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "phy-handle", 0);
 		if (!lp->phy_node) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "phy-handle required for 1000BaseX/SGMII\n");
 			ret = -EINVAL;