diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 54e88aafba2f..6525075f6bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -454,12 +454,6 @@ int mv88e6xxx_port_setup_mac(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port, int link,
 			goto restore_link;
 	}
 
-	if (chip->info->ops->port_set_cmode_writable) {
-		err = chip->info->ops->port_set_cmode_writable(chip, port);
-		if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
-			goto restore_link;
-	}
-
 	if (chip->info->ops->port_set_cmode) {
 		err = chip->info->ops->port_set_cmode(chip, port, mode);
 		if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
@@ -2919,7 +2913,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_ops mv88e6141_ops = {
 	.port_disable_pri_override = mv88e6xxx_port_disable_pri_override,
 	.port_link_state = mv88e6352_port_link_state,
 	.port_get_cmode = mv88e6352_port_get_cmode,
-	.port_set_cmode_writable = mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable,
 	.port_set_cmode = mv88e6341_port_set_cmode,
 	.port_setup_message_port = mv88e6xxx_setup_message_port,
 	.stats_snapshot = mv88e6390_g1_stats_snapshot,
@@ -3618,7 +3611,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_ops mv88e6341_ops = {
 	.port_disable_pri_override = mv88e6xxx_port_disable_pri_override,
 	.port_link_state = mv88e6352_port_link_state,
 	.port_get_cmode = mv88e6352_port_get_cmode,
-	.port_set_cmode_writable = mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable,
 	.port_set_cmode = mv88e6341_port_set_cmode,
 	.port_setup_message_port = mv88e6xxx_setup_message_port,
 	.stats_snapshot = mv88e6390_g1_stats_snapshot,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
index d6b1aa35aa1a..421e8b84bec3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ struct mv88e6xxx_ops {
 	/* CMODE control what PHY mode the MAC will use, eg. SGMII, RGMII, etc.
 	 * Some chips allow this to be configured on specific ports.
 	 */
-	int (*port_set_cmode_writable)(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port);
 	int (*port_set_cmode)(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 			      phy_interface_t mode);
 	int (*port_get_cmode)(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port, u8 *cmode);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
index 542201214c36..4f841335ea32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@ int mv88e6390_port_set_cmode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 	return mv88e6xxx_port_set_cmode(chip, port, mode);
 }
 
-int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port)
+static int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
+					     int port)
 {
 	int err, addr;
 	u16 reg, bits;
@@ -537,6 +538,8 @@ int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port)
 int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 			     phy_interface_t mode)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	if (port != 5)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -551,6 +554,10 @@ int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	err = mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable(chip, port);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	return mv88e6xxx_port_set_cmode(chip, port, mode);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h
index e78d68c3e671..d4e9bea6e82f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ int mv88e6097_port_pause_limit(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port, u8 in,
 			       u8 out);
 int mv88e6390_port_pause_limit(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port, u8 in,
 			       u8 out);
-int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode_writable(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port);
 int mv88e6341_port_set_cmode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 			     phy_interface_t mode);
 int mv88e6390_port_set_cmode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,