diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 4ea1c6eb0da8..bb0f64f47ae7 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -420,17 +420,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t dsa_slave_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 /* ethtool operations *******************************************************/
-static int
-dsa_slave_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
-			     struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
-{
-	if (!dev->phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(dev->phydev, cmd);
-
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static int
 dsa_slave_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -921,8 +910,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops dsa_slave_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_wol		= dsa_slave_get_wol,
 	.set_eee		= dsa_slave_set_eee,
 	.get_eee		= dsa_slave_get_eee,
-	.get_link_ksettings	= dsa_slave_get_link_ksettings,
 	.set_link_ksettings	= dsa_slave_set_link_ksettings,
+	.get_link_ksettings	= phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
 	.get_rxnfc		= dsa_slave_get_rxnfc,
 	.set_rxnfc		= dsa_slave_set_rxnfc,
 };