diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 061a49c29cef..c34872e1febc 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -684,14 +684,10 @@ dsa_slave_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
-	int err;
+	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (p->phy != NULL) {
-		err = phy_read_status(p->phy);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(p->phy, cmd);
-	}
+	if (p->phy != NULL)
+		err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(p->phy, cmd);
 
 	return err;
 }