diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
index ebf489351555..43e5571fe858 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-ethtool.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ static int xgbe_get_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = phy_ethtool_gset(pdata->phydev, cmd);
-	cmd->transceiver = XCVR_EXTERNAL;
 
 	DBGPR("<--xgbe_get_settings\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/amd-xgbe-phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/amd-xgbe-phy.c
index acb444928c76..4b95caf08aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/amd-xgbe-phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/amd-xgbe-phy.c
@@ -1816,6 +1816,7 @@ static struct phy_driver amd_xgbe_phy_driver[] = {
 		.phy_id_mask		= XGBE_PHY_MASK,
 		.name			= "AMD XGBE PHY",
 		.features		= 0,
+		.flags			= PHY_IS_INTERNAL,
 		.probe			= amd_xgbe_phy_probe,
 		.remove			= amd_xgbe_phy_remove,
 		.soft_reset		= amd_xgbe_phy_soft_reset,