diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 7c184208ed4d..c2d778d06405 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static int phy_scan_fixups(struct phy_device *phydev)
 				mutex_unlock(&phy_fixup_lock);
 				return err;
 			}
+			phydev->has_fixups = true;
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&phy_fixup_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index ef7fa1131145..42f1bc7eaeb0 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ struct phy_device {
 	struct phy_c45_device_ids c45_ids;
 	bool is_c45;
 	bool is_internal;
+	bool has_fixups;
 
 	enum phy_state state;