diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 4d53886f7d518..53bdd673ae561 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -401,11 +401,11 @@ static int ksz8041_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 }
 
 static int ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(struct phy_device *phydev,
-					    const u32 ksz_phy_id)
+					    const bool ksz_8051)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if ((phydev->phy_id & MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK) != ksz_phy_id)
+	if ((phydev->phy_id & MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK) != PHY_ID_KSZ8051)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMSR);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(struct phy_device *phydev,
 	 * the switch does not.
 	 */
 	ret &= BMSR_ERCAP;
-	if (ksz_phy_id == PHY_ID_KSZ8051)
+	if (ksz_8051)
 		return ret;
 	else
 		return !ret;
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(struct phy_device *phydev,
 
 static int ksz8051_match_phy_device(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	return ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(phydev, PHY_ID_KSZ8051);
+	return ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(phydev, true);
 }
 
 static int ksz8081_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static int ksz8061_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int ksz8795_match_phy_device(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	return ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(phydev, PHY_ID_KSZ87XX);
+	return ksz8051_ksz8795_match_phy_device(phydev, false);
 }
 
 static int ksz9021_load_values_from_of(struct phy_device *phydev,