diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index cdb343f0c6e0..be09573c6ced 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -1956,11 +1956,6 @@ static void smsc911x_ethtool_getdrvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 		sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
-static int smsc911x_ethtool_nwayreset(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	return phy_start_aneg(dev->phydev);
-}
-
 static u32 smsc911x_ethtool_getmsglevel(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct smsc911x_data *pdata = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -2132,7 +2127,7 @@ static int smsc911x_ethtool_set_eeprom(struct net_device *dev,
 static const struct ethtool_ops smsc911x_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
 	.get_drvinfo = smsc911x_ethtool_getdrvinfo,
-	.nway_reset = smsc911x_ethtool_nwayreset,
+	.nway_reset = phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_msglevel = smsc911x_ethtool_getmsglevel,
 	.set_msglevel = smsc911x_ethtool_setmsglevel,
 	.get_regs_len = smsc911x_ethtool_getregslen,