parp = of_get_property(slave_node, "phy_id", &lenp);
                if ((parp == NULL) || (lenp != (sizeof(void *) * 2))) {
                        dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Missing slave[%d] phy_id property\n", i);
-                       return -EINVAL;
+                       goto no_phy_slave;
                }
                mdio_node = of_find_node_by_phandle(be32_to_cpup(parp));
                phyid = be32_to_cpup(parp+1);
                snprintf(slave_data->phy_id, sizeof(slave_data->phy_id),
                         PHY_ID_FMT, mdio->name, phyid);
 
+               slave_data->phy_if = of_get_phy_mode(slave_node);
+               if (slave_data->phy_if < 0) {
+                       dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Missing or malformed slave[%d] phy-mode property\n",
+                               i);
+                       return slave_data->phy_if;
+               }
+
+no_phy_slave:
                mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(slave_node);
                if (mac_addr) {
                        memcpy(slave_data->mac_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
                                        return ret;
                        }
                }
-
-               slave_data->phy_if = of_get_phy_mode(slave_node);
-               if (slave_data->phy_if < 0) {
-                       dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Missing or malformed slave[%d] phy-mode property\n",
-                               i);
-                       return slave_data->phy_if;
-               }
-
                if (data->dual_emac) {
                        if (of_property_read_u32(slave_node, "dual_emac_res_vlan",
                                                 &prop)) {