diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 25c19496a336..d2fa949ff1ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int phylink_parse_fixedlink(struct phylink *pl,
 		phylink_warn(pl, "fixed link specifies half duplex for %dMbps link?\n",
 			     pl->link_config.speed);
 
-	bitmap_fill(pl->supported, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+	linkmode_fill(pl->supported);
 	linkmode_copy(pl->link_config.advertising, pl->supported);
 	phylink_validate(pl, pl->supported, &pl->link_config);
 
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ struct phylink *phylink_create(struct phylink_config *config,
 	__set_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED, &pl->phylink_disable_state);
 	timer_setup(&pl->link_poll, phylink_fixed_poll, 0);
 
-	bitmap_fill(pl->supported, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+	linkmode_fill(pl->supported);
 	linkmode_copy(pl->link_config.advertising, pl->supported);
 	phylink_validate(pl, pl->supported, &pl->link_config);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
index 208a9393c2df..6fa679b36290 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void sfp_parse_support(struct sfp_bus *bus, const struct sfp_eeprom_id *id,
 	 * modules use 2500Mbaud rather than 3100 or 3200Mbaud for
 	 * 2500BASE-X, so we allow some slack here.
 	 */
-	if (bitmap_empty(modes, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS) && br_nom) {
+	if (linkmode_empty(modes) && br_nom) {
 		if (br_min <= 1300 && br_max >= 1200) {
 			phylink_set(modes, 1000baseX_Full);
 			__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX, interfaces);
diff --git a/include/linux/linkmode.h b/include/linux/linkmode.h
index 7303b4bc2ce0..287f590ed56b 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkmode.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkmode.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ static inline void linkmode_zero(unsigned long *dst)
 	bitmap_zero(dst, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
 }
 
+static inline void linkmode_fill(unsigned long *dst)
+{
+	bitmap_fill(dst, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+}
+
 static inline void linkmode_copy(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src)
 {
 	bitmap_copy(dst, src, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);