diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
index 20cb7f0de601..25642dee49d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1504,9 +1504,7 @@ mv643xx_eth_get_link_ksettings_phy(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp,
 	int err;
 	u32 supported, advertising;
 
-	err = phy_read_status(dev->phydev);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(dev->phydev, cmd);
+	err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(dev->phydev, cmd);
 
 	/*
 	 * The MAC does not support 1000baseT_Half.