struct fixed_phy_status *status)
 {
        struct bcm_sf2_priv *priv = ds_to_priv(ds);
-       u32 link, duplex, pause, speed;
+       u32 duplex, pause, speed;
        u32 reg;
 
-       link = core_readl(priv, CORE_LNKSTS);
        duplex = core_readl(priv, CORE_DUPSTS);
        pause = core_readl(priv, CORE_PAUSESTS);
        speed = core_readl(priv, CORE_SPDSTS);
         * which means that we need to force the link at the port override
         * level to get the data to flow. We do use what the interrupt handler
         * did determine before.
+        *
+        * For the other ports, we just force the link status, since this is
+        * a fixed PHY device.
         */
        if (port == 7) {
                status->link = priv->port_sts[port].link;
-               reg = core_readl(priv, CORE_STS_OVERRIDE_GMIIP_PORT(7));
-               reg |= SW_OVERRIDE;
-               if (status->link)
-                       reg |= LINK_STS;
-               else
-                       reg &= ~LINK_STS;
-               core_writel(priv, reg, CORE_STS_OVERRIDE_GMIIP_PORT(7));
                status->duplex = 1;
        } else {
-               status->link = !!(link & (1 << port));
+               status->link = 1;
                status->duplex = !!(duplex & (1 << port));
        }
 
+       reg = core_readl(priv, CORE_STS_OVERRIDE_GMIIP_PORT(port));
+       reg |= SW_OVERRIDE;
+       if (status->link)
+               reg |= LINK_STS;
+       else
+               reg &= ~LINK_STS;
+       core_writel(priv, reg, CORE_STS_OVERRIDE_GMIIP_PORT(port));
+
        switch (speed) {
        case SPDSTS_10:
                status->speed = SPEED_10;