diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index cc8d7e7bf9ac..4775f49d7f3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ out:
 static int stmmac_dt_phy(struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat,
 			 struct device_node *np, struct device *dev)
 {
-	bool mdio = false;
+	bool mdio = !of_phy_is_fixed_link(np);
 	static const struct of_device_id need_mdio_ids[] = {
 		{ .compatible = "snps,dwc-qos-ethernet-4.10" },
 		{},