* negotiation may already be done and aneg interrupt may not be
         * generated.
         */
-       if (phydev->irq != PHY_POLL && phydev->state == PHY_AN) {
+       if (!phy_polling_mode(phydev) && phydev->state == PHY_AN) {
                err = phy_aneg_done(phydev);
                if (err > 0) {
                        trigger = true;
                        needs_aneg = true;
                break;
        case PHY_NOLINK:
-               if (phydev->irq != PHY_POLL)
+               if (!phy_polling_mode(phydev))
                        break;
 
                err = phy_read_status(phydev);
                /* Only register a CHANGE if we are polling and link changed
                 * since latest checking.
                 */
-               if (phydev->irq == PHY_POLL) {
+               if (phy_polling_mode(phydev)) {
                        old_link = phydev->link;
                        err = phy_read_status(phydev);
                        if (err)
         * PHY, if PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT is set, then we will be moving
         * between states from phy_mac_interrupt()
         */
-       if (phydev->irq == PHY_POLL)
+       if (phy_polling_mode(phydev))
                queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->state_queue,
                                   PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
 }
 
        return phydev->irq != PHY_POLL && phydev->irq != PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
 }
 
+/**
+ * phy_polling_mode - Convenience function for testing whether polling is
+ * used to detect PHY status changes
+ * @phydev: the phy_device struct
+ */
+static inline bool phy_polling_mode(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       return phydev->irq == PHY_POLL;
+}
+
 /**
  * phy_is_internal - Convenience function for testing if a PHY is internal
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct