diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index bd0f339f69fd..b9f5f40a7ac1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1724,11 +1724,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_loopback);
 
 static int __set_phy_supported(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed)
 {
-	/* The default values for phydev->supported are provided by the PHY
-	 * driver "features" member, we want to reset to sane defaults first
-	 * before supporting higher speeds.
-	 */
-	phydev->supported &= PHY_DEFAULT_FEATURES;
+	phydev->supported &= ~(PHY_1000BT_FEATURES | PHY_100BT_FEATURES |
+			       PHY_10BT_FEATURES);
 
 	switch (max_speed) {
 	default: