diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index bd4cd082662f..d2aa3d0695e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	kszphy_parse_led_mode(phydev);
 
-	clk = devm_clk_get(&phydev->mdio.dev, "rmii-ref");
+	clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&phydev->mdio.dev, "rmii-ref");
 	/* NOTE: clk may be NULL if building without CONFIG_HAVE_CLK */
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(clk)) {
 		unsigned long rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
@@ -2021,6 +2021,11 @@ static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 				   rate);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+	} else if (!clk) {
+		/* unnamed clock from the generic ethernet-phy binding */
+		clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&phydev->mdio.dev, NULL);
+		if (IS_ERR(clk))
+			return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	}
 
 	if (ksz8041_fiber_mode(phydev))