diff --git a/board/CZ.NIC/turris_mox/turris_mox.c b/board/CZ.NIC/turris_mox/turris_mox.c
index 8888a2d..9702d1f 100644
--- a/board/CZ.NIC/turris_mox/turris_mox.c
+++ b/board/CZ.NIC/turris_mox/turris_mox.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, BIT(1), PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, BIT(1));
 	if (!phydev) {
 		printf("Cannot get ethernet PHY!\n");
 		return;
diff --git a/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c b/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c
index 8566c22..83bb445 100644
--- a/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c
+++ b/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 	if (!bus)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* scan phy 4,5,6,7 */
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, (0xf << 4), PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, (0xf << 4));
 	if (!phydev) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto free_bus;
diff --git a/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c b/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c
index 7d65400..ccebba7 100644
--- a/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c
+++ b/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c
@@ -194,11 +194,12 @@
 	for (k = 0; k < 2; ++k) {
 		struct phy_device *phydev;
 
-		phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, 1 << k,
-					  PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII);
+		phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, 1 << k);
 
-		if (phydev)
+		if (phydev) {
+			phydev->interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII;
 			phy_config(phydev);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/board/gdsys/a38x/ihs_phys.c b/board/gdsys/a38x/ihs_phys.c
index e09c000..60a5c37 100644
--- a/board/gdsys/a38x/ihs_phys.c
+++ b/board/gdsys/a38x/ihs_phys.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 {
 	u16 reg;
 
+	phydev->interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII;
 	phy_config(phydev);
 
 	/* enable QSGMII autonegotiation with flow control */
@@ -142,10 +143,9 @@
 int init_single_phy(struct porttype *porttype, struct mii_dev *bus,
 		    uint bus_idx, uint m, uint phy_idx)
 {
-	struct phy_device *phydev = phy_find_by_mask(
-		bus, 1 << (m * 8 + phy_idx),
-		PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
 
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, BIT(m * 8 + phy_idx));
 	printf(" %u", bus_idx * 32 + m * 8 + phy_idx);
 
 	if (!phydev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/altera_tse.c b/drivers/net/altera_tse.c
index b1e5c58..912d28f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/altera_tse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/altera_tse.c
@@ -435,11 +435,11 @@
 	if (priv->phyaddr)
 		mask = 1 << priv->phyaddr;
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask, priv->interface);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask);
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, priv->interface);
 
 	phydev->supported &= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES;
 	phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethoc.c
index 7f146d4..a219aff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethoc.c
@@ -614,11 +614,11 @@
 	mask = 1 << CONFIG_PHY_ADDR;
 #endif
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask);
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
 
 	phydev->supported &= PHY_BASIC_FEATURES;
 	phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe.c
index fabcf85..f189524 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe.c
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	int mask = 0xffffffff;
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask, plat->phy_interface);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask);
 	if (!phydev) {
 		printf("pch_gbe: cannot find the phy\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, plat->phy_interface);
 
 	phydev->supported &= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES;
 	phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/ethernet_id.c b/drivers/net/phy/ethernet_id.c
index 5617ac3..38a8dca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/ethernet_id.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/ethernet_id.c
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
 
-struct phy_device *phy_connect_phy_id(struct mii_dev *bus, struct udevice *dev,
-				      phy_interface_t interface)
+struct phy_device *phy_connect_phy_id(struct mii_dev *bus, struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	struct ofnode_phandle_args phandle_args;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@
 	}
 
 	id =  vendor << 16 | device;
-	phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0, id, false, interface);
+	phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0, id, false);
 	if (phydev)
 		phydev->node = node;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 7f21c55..bc83846 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -642,8 +642,7 @@
 	return &genphy_driver;
 }
 
-static struct phy_driver *get_phy_driver(struct phy_device *phydev,
-					 phy_interface_t interface)
+static struct phy_driver *get_phy_driver(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct list_head *entry;
 	int phy_id = phydev->phy_id;
@@ -660,8 +659,7 @@
 }
 
 struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr,
-				     u32 phy_id, bool is_c45,
-				     phy_interface_t interface)
+				     u32 phy_id, bool is_c45)
 {
 	struct phy_device *dev;
 
@@ -680,7 +678,7 @@
 
 	dev->duplex = -1;
 	dev->link = 0;
-	dev->interface = interface;
+	dev->interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
 	dev->node = ofnode_null();
@@ -693,7 +691,7 @@
 	dev->is_c45 = is_c45;
 	dev->bus = bus;
 
-	dev->drv = get_phy_driver(dev, interface);
+	dev->drv = get_phy_driver(dev);
 
 	if (phy_probe(dev)) {
 		printf("%s, PHY probe failed\n", __func__);
@@ -742,8 +740,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct phy_device *create_phy_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus,
-					     uint phy_mask, int devad,
-					     phy_interface_t interface)
+					     uint phy_mask, int devad)
 {
 	u32 phy_id = 0xffffffff;
 	bool is_c45;
@@ -764,8 +761,7 @@
 		/* If the PHY ID is mostly f's, we didn't find anything */
 		if (r == 0 && (phy_id & 0x1fffffff) != 0x1fffffff) {
 			is_c45 = (devad == MDIO_DEVAD_NONE) ? false : true;
-			return phy_device_create(bus, addr, phy_id, is_c45,
-						 interface);
+			return phy_device_create(bus, addr, phy_id, is_c45);
 		}
 next:
 		phy_mask &= ~(1 << addr);
@@ -774,25 +770,22 @@
 }
 
 static struct phy_device *search_for_existing_phy(struct mii_dev *bus,
-						  uint phy_mask,
-						  phy_interface_t interface)
+						  uint phy_mask)
 {
 	/* If we have one, return the existing device, with new interface */
 	while (phy_mask) {
 		int addr = ffs(phy_mask) - 1;
 
-		if (bus->phymap[addr]) {
-			bus->phymap[addr]->interface = interface;
+		if (bus->phymap[addr])
 			return bus->phymap[addr];
-		}
+
 		phy_mask &= ~(1 << addr);
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct phy_device *get_phy_device_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus,
-						 uint phy_mask,
-						 phy_interface_t interface)
+						 uint phy_mask)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	int devad[] = {
@@ -808,13 +801,12 @@
 	int i, devad_cnt;
 
 	devad_cnt = sizeof(devad)/sizeof(int);
-	phydev = search_for_existing_phy(bus, phy_mask, interface);
+	phydev = search_for_existing_phy(bus, phy_mask);
 	if (phydev)
 		return phydev;
 	/* try different access clauses  */
 	for (i = 0; i < devad_cnt; i++) {
-		phydev = create_phy_by_mask(bus, phy_mask,
-					    devad[i], interface);
+		phydev = create_phy_by_mask(bus, phy_mask, devad[i]);
 		if (IS_ERR(phydev))
 			return NULL;
 		if (phydev)
@@ -842,10 +834,9 @@
  * Description: Reads the ID registers of the PHY at @addr on the
  *   @bus, then allocates and returns the phy_device to represent it.
  */
-static struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr,
-					 phy_interface_t interface)
+static struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr)
 {
-	return get_phy_device_by_mask(bus, 1 << addr, interface);
+	return get_phy_device_by_mask(bus, 1 << addr);
 }
 
 int phy_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -904,18 +895,12 @@
 	struct mii_dev *bus = miiphy_get_dev_by_name(devname);
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 
-	/*
-	 * miiphy_reset was only used on standard PHYs, so we'll fake it here.
-	 * If later code tries to connect with the right interface, this will
-	 * be corrected by get_phy_device in phy_connect()
-	 */
-	phydev = get_phy_device(bus, addr, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+	phydev = get_phy_device(bus, addr);
 
 	return phy_reset(phydev);
 }
 
-struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, uint phy_mask,
-				    phy_interface_t interface)
+struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, uint phy_mask)
 {
 	/* Reset the bus */
 	if (bus->reset) {
@@ -925,13 +910,15 @@
 		mdelay(15);
 	}
 
-	return get_phy_device_by_mask(bus, phy_mask, interface);
+	return get_phy_device_by_mask(bus, phy_mask);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
-void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev)
+void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev,
+		     phy_interface_t interface)
 #else
-void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct eth_device *dev)
+void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct eth_device *dev,
+		     phy_interface_t interface)
 #endif
 {
 	/* Soft Reset the PHY */
@@ -942,13 +929,14 @@
 		       phydev->dev->name, dev->name);
 	}
 	phydev->dev = dev;
-	debug("%s connected to %s\n", dev->name, phydev->drv->name);
+	phydev->interface = interface;
+	debug("%s connected to %s mode %s\n", dev->name, phydev->drv->name,
+	      phy_string_for_interface(interface));
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_XILINX_GMII2RGMII
 static struct phy_device *phy_connect_gmii2rgmii(struct mii_dev *bus,
-						 struct udevice *dev,
-						 phy_interface_t interface)
+						 struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = NULL;
 	ofnode node;
@@ -957,8 +945,7 @@
 		node = ofnode_by_compatible(node, "xlnx,gmii-to-rgmii-1.0");
 		if (ofnode_valid(node)) {
 			phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0,
-						   PHY_GMII2RGMII_ID, false,
-						   interface);
+						   PHY_GMII2RGMII_ID, false);
 			if (phydev)
 				phydev->node = node;
 			break;
@@ -990,24 +977,23 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	phydev = phy_device_create(NULL, 0, PHY_FIXED_ID, false,
-				   ofnode_read_phy_mode(node));
+	phydev = phy_device_create(NULL, 0, PHY_FIXED_ID, false);
 	if (phydev)
 		phydev->node = subnode;
 
+	phydev->interface = ofnode_read_phy_mode(node);
+
 	return phydev;
 }
 
 static struct phy_device *phy_connect_fixed(struct mii_dev *bus,
-					    struct udevice *dev,
-					    phy_interface_t interface)
+					    struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	ofnode node = dev_ofnode(dev), subnode;
 	struct phy_device *phydev = NULL;
 
 	if (ofnode_phy_is_fixed_link(node, &subnode)) {
-		phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0, PHY_FIXED_ID,
-					   false, interface);
+		phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0, PHY_FIXED_ID, false);
 		if (phydev)
 			phydev->node = subnode;
 	}
@@ -1030,29 +1016,29 @@
 	uint mask = (addr >= 0) ? (1 << addr) : 0xffffffff;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_FIXED
-	phydev = phy_connect_fixed(bus, dev, interface);
+	phydev = phy_connect_fixed(bus, dev);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_NCSI
 	if (!phydev)
-		phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0, PHY_NCSI_ID, false, interface);
+		phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0, PHY_NCSI_ID, false);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_ETHERNET_ID
 	if (!phydev)
-		phydev = phy_connect_phy_id(bus, dev, interface);
+		phydev = phy_connect_phy_id(bus, dev);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_XILINX_GMII2RGMII
 	if (!phydev)
-		phydev = phy_connect_gmii2rgmii(bus, dev, interface);
+		phydev = phy_connect_gmii2rgmii(bus, dev);
 #endif
 
 	if (!phydev)
-		phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, mask, interface);
+		phydev = phy_find_by_mask(bus, mask);
 
 	if (phydev)
-		phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+		phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, interface);
 	else
 		printf("Could not get PHY for %s: addr %d\n", bus->name, addr);
 	return phydev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c b/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
index d92a364..7376283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 
 	ext_phyaddr = ofnode_read_u32_default(phandle.node, "reg", -1);
 	ext_phydev = phy_find_by_mask(phydev->bus,
-				      1 << ext_phyaddr,
-				      PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII);
+				      1 << ext_phyaddr);
 	if (!ext_phydev) {
 		printf("%s, No external phy device found\n", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	ext_phydev->interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII;
 	ext_phydev->node = phandle.node;
 	phydev->priv = ext_phydev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ravb.c b/drivers/net/ravb.c
index 5c152d6..c286805 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ravb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ravb.c
@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@
 		mdelay(1);
 	}
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(eth->bus, mask, pdata->phy_interface);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(eth->bus, mask);
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, pdata->phy_interface);
 
 	eth->phydev = phydev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
index 5c57e3d..1de3ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
@@ -762,11 +762,11 @@
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	int mask = 0xffffffff;
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask, pdata->phy_interface);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask);
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, pdata->phy_interface);
 
 	port_info->phydev = phydev;
 	phy_config(phydev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sni_ave.c b/drivers/net/sni_ave.c
index d684e60..58276a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sni_ave.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sni_ave.c
@@ -393,11 +393,11 @@
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	int mask = GENMASK(31, 0), ret;
 
-	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask, priv->phy_mode);
+	phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask);
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(phydev, dev, priv->phy_mode);
 
 	phydev->supported &= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES;
 	if (priv->max_speed) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/sunxi_emac.c b/drivers/net/sunxi_emac.c
index 17ad88e..4c7ef25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sunxi_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sunxi_emac.c
@@ -272,12 +272,11 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	priv->phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask,
-					PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+	priv->phydev = phy_find_by_mask(priv->bus, mask);
 	if (!priv->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy_connect_dev(priv->phydev, dev);
+	phy_connect_dev(priv->phydev, dev, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
 	phy_config(priv->phydev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/_exports.h b/include/_exports.h
index 8030d70..f6df8b6 100644
--- a/include/_exports.h
+++ b/include/_exports.h
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
 	EXPORT_FUNC(mdio_get_current_dev, struct mii_dev *,
 		    mdio_get_current_dev, void)
 	EXPORT_FUNC(phy_find_by_mask, struct phy_device *, phy_find_by_mask,
-		    struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask,
-		    phy_interface_t interface)
+		    struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask)
 	EXPORT_FUNC(mdio_phydev_for_ethname, struct phy_device *,
 		    mdio_phydev_for_ethname, const char *ethname)
 	EXPORT_FUNC(miiphy_set_current_dev, int, miiphy_set_current_dev,
diff --git a/include/exports.h b/include/exports.h
index 550cafd..6f8c9cf 100644
--- a/include/exports.h
+++ b/include/exports.h
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_AQUANTIA
 struct mii_dev *mdio_get_current_dev(void);
-struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask,
-		phy_interface_t interface);
+struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask);
 struct phy_device *mdio_phydev_for_ethname(const char *ethname);
 int miiphy_set_current_dev(const char *devname);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/phy.h b/include/phy.h
index c7fa0ff..30af8bf 100644
--- a/include/phy.h
+++ b/include/phy.h
@@ -388,11 +388,9 @@
  *
  * @bus:	MII/MDIO bus to scan
  * @phy_mask:	bitmap of PYH addresses to scan
- * @interface:	type of MAC-PHY interface
  * @return: pointer to phy_device if a PHY is found, or NULL otherwise
  */
-struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask,
-		phy_interface_t interface);
+struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, unsigned phy_mask);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHY_FIXED
 
@@ -421,8 +419,10 @@
  * phy_connect_dev() - Associates the given pair of PHY and Ethernet devices
  * @phydev:	PHY device
  * @dev:	Ethernet device
+ * @interface:	type of MAC-PHY interface
  */
-void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev);
+void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev,
+		     phy_interface_t interface);
 
 /**
  * phy_connect() - Creates a PHY device for the Ethernet interface
@@ -449,12 +449,10 @@
  * @addr:		PHY address on MDIO bus
  * @phy_id:		where to store the ID retrieved
  * @is_c45:		Device Identifiers if is_c45
- * @interface:		interface between the MAC and PHY
  * @return: pointer to phy_device if a PHY is found, or NULL otherwise
  */
 struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr,
-				     u32 phy_id, bool is_c45,
-				     phy_interface_t interface);
+				     u32 phy_id, bool is_c45);
 
 /**
  * phy_connect_phy_id() - Connect to phy device by reading PHY id
@@ -462,12 +460,10 @@
  *
  * @bus:		MII/MDIO bus that hosts the PHY
  * @dev:		Ethernet device to associate to the PHY
- * @interface:		Interface between the MAC and PHY
  * @return:		pointer to phy_device if a PHY is found,
  *			or NULL otherwise
  */
-struct phy_device *phy_connect_phy_id(struct mii_dev *bus, struct udevice *dev,
-				      phy_interface_t interface);
+struct phy_device *phy_connect_phy_id(struct mii_dev *bus, struct udevice *dev);
 
 static inline ofnode phy_get_ofnode(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
@@ -482,8 +478,10 @@
  * phy_connect_dev() - Associates the given pair of PHY and Ethernet devices
  * @phydev:	PHY device
  * @dev:	Ethernet device
+ * @interface:	type of MAC-PHY interface
  */
-void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct eth_device *dev);
+void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct eth_device *dev,
+		     phy_interface_t interface);
 
 /**
  * phy_connect() - Creates a PHY device for the Ethernet interface