static void rtl_link_chg_patch(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
        struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
+       struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 
        if (!netif_running(dev))
                return;
 
        if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34 ||
            tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_38) {
-               if (RTL_R8(tp, PHYstatus) & _1000bpsF) {
+               if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000) {
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1bc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000011,
                                      ERIAR_EXGMAC);
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1dc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000005,
                                      ERIAR_EXGMAC);
-               } else if (RTL_R8(tp, PHYstatus) & _100bps) {
+               } else if (phydev->speed == SPEED_100) {
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1bc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x0000001f,
                                      ERIAR_EXGMAC);
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1dc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000005,
                             ERIAR_EXGMAC);
        } else if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_35 ||
                   tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_36) {
-               if (RTL_R8(tp, PHYstatus) & _1000bpsF) {
+               if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000) {
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1bc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000011,
                                      ERIAR_EXGMAC);
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1dc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000005,
                                      ERIAR_EXGMAC);
                }
        } else if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_37) {
-               if (RTL_R8(tp, PHYstatus) & _10bps) {
+               if (phydev->speed == SPEED_10) {
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1d0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x4d02,
                                      ERIAR_EXGMAC);
                        rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1dc, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0060,