{
        struct ethoc *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct phy_device *phy;
+       int err;
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++) {
-               phy = priv->mdio->phy_map[i];
-               if (phy) {
-                       if (priv->phy_id != -1) {
-                               /* attach to specified PHY */
-                               if (priv->phy_id == phy->addr)
-                                       break;
-                       } else {
-                               /* autoselect PHY if none was specified */
-                               if (phy->addr != 0)
-                                       break;
-                       }
-               }
+       if (priv->phy_id != -1) {
+               phy = priv->mdio->phy_map[priv->phy_id];
+       } else {
+               phy = phy_find_first(priv->mdio);
        }
 
        if (!phy) {
                return -ENXIO;
        }
 
-       phy = phy_connect(dev, dev_name(&phy->dev), ethoc_mdio_poll, 0,
+       err = phy_connect_direct(dev, phy, ethoc_mdio_poll, 0,
                        PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII);
-       if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
+       if (err) {
                dev_err(&dev->dev, "could not attach to PHY\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(phy);
+               return err;
        }
 
        priv->phy = phy;