phy_node = of_parse_phandle(priv->of_node, "phy-handle", 0);
        if (!phy_node && of_phy_is_fixed_link(priv->of_node)) {
-               int rc;
-
-               rc = of_phy_register_fixed_link(priv->of_node);
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
-
                phy_node = of_node_get(priv->of_node);
        }
        if (!phy_node)
 
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/of_mdio.h>
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
                                break;
                        }
 
+                       if (priv->of_node && of_phy_is_fixed_link(priv->of_node)) {
+                               if (of_phy_register_fixed_link(priv->of_node)) {
+                                       netdev_err(dev, "Failed to register fixed link for interface %d, port %d\n",
+                                                  interface, priv->port);
+                                       dev->netdev_ops = NULL;
+                               }
+                       }
+
                        if (!dev->netdev_ops) {
                                free_netdev(dev);
                        } else if (register_netdev(dev) < 0) {