if (c < 0)
                return c;
 
-       /* Additional delay (2ns) used to adjust RX clock phase
-        * at GMII/ RGMII interface */
-       c = phy_read(phydev, IP10XX_SPEC_CTRL_STATUS);
-       c |= IP1001_PHASE_SEL_MASK;
+       if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII) {
+               /* Additional delay (2ns) used to adjust RX clock phase
+                * at RGMII interface */
+               c = phy_read(phydev, IP10XX_SPEC_CTRL_STATUS);
+               c |= IP1001_PHASE_SEL_MASK;
+               c = phy_write(phydev, IP10XX_SPEC_CTRL_STATUS, c);
+       }
 
-       return phy_write(phydev, IP10XX_SPEC_CTRL_STATUS, c);
+       return c;
 }
 
 static int ip101a_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)