diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
index 0e87c7043b77..fe6a544f37f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
@@ -930,45 +930,6 @@ static void enetc_mdiobus_destroy(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 	enetc_imdio_remove(pf);
 }
 
-static void enetc_pl_mac_validate(struct phylink_config *config,
-				  unsigned long *supported,
-				  struct phylink_link_state *state)
-{
-	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(mask) = { 0, };
-
-	if (state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA &&
-	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL &&
-	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII &&
-	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX &&
-	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII &&
-	    !phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(state->interface)) {
-		linkmode_zero(supported);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	phylink_set_port_modes(mask);
-	phylink_set(mask, Autoneg);
-	phylink_set(mask, Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, Asym_Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-
-	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL ||
-	    state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX ||
-	    state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII) {
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseT_Full);
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseX_Full);
-	}
-
-	linkmode_and(supported, supported, mask);
-	linkmode_and(state->advertising, state->advertising, mask);
-}
-
 static void enetc_pl_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config,
 				unsigned int mode,
 				const struct phylink_link_state *state)
@@ -1096,7 +1057,7 @@ static void enetc_pl_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config,
 }
 
 static const struct phylink_mac_ops enetc_mac_phylink_ops = {
-	.validate = enetc_pl_mac_validate,
+	.validate = phylink_generic_validate,
 	.mac_config = enetc_pl_mac_config,
 	.mac_link_up = enetc_pl_mac_link_up,
 	.mac_link_down = enetc_pl_mac_link_down,
@@ -1111,6 +1072,18 @@ static int enetc_phylink_create(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv,
 
 	pf->phylink_config.dev = &priv->ndev->dev;
 	pf->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
+	pf->phylink_config.mac_capabilities = MAC_ASYM_PAUSE | MAC_SYM_PAUSE |
+		MAC_10 | MAC_100 | MAC_1000 | MAC_2500FD;
+
+	__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL,
+		  pf->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+	__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII,
+		  pf->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+	__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX,
+		  pf->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+	__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII,
+		  pf->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+	phy_interface_set_rgmii(pf->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
 
 	phylink = phylink_create(&pf->phylink_config, of_fwnode_handle(node),
 				 pf->if_mode, &enetc_mac_phylink_ops);