.set_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
 };
 
-static void rtl8169_get_mac_version(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
-                                   u8 default_version)
+static void rtl8169_get_mac_version(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
        /*
         * The driver currently handles the 8168Bf and the 8168Be identically
        tp->mac_version = p->mac_version;
 
        if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_NONE) {
-               dev_notice(tp_to_dev(tp),
-                          "unknown MAC, using family default\n");
-               tp->mac_version = default_version;
+               dev_err(tp_to_dev(tp), "unknown chip XID %03x\n", reg & 0xfcf);
        } else if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_42) {
                tp->mac_version = tp->supports_gmii ?
                                  RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_42 :
        u16 irq_mask;
        unsigned int has_gmii:1;
        const struct rtl_coalesce_info *coalesce_info;
-       u8 default_ver;
 } rtl_cfg_infos [] = {
        [RTL_CFG_0] = {
                .hw_start       = rtl_hw_start_8169,
                .irq_mask       = SYSErr | LinkChg | RxOverflow | RxFIFOOver,
                .has_gmii       = 1,
                .coalesce_info  = rtl_coalesce_info_8169,
-               .default_ver    = RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_01,
        },
        [RTL_CFG_1] = {
                .hw_start       = rtl_hw_start_8168,
                .irq_mask       = LinkChg | RxOverflow,
                .has_gmii       = 1,
                .coalesce_info  = rtl_coalesce_info_8168_8136,
-               .default_ver    = RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_11,
        },
        [RTL_CFG_2] = {
                .hw_start       = rtl_hw_start_8101,
                .irq_mask       = LinkChg | RxOverflow | RxFIFOOver,
                .coalesce_info  = rtl_coalesce_info_8168_8136,
-               .default_ver    = RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_13,
        }
 };
 
        tp->mmio_addr = pcim_iomap_table(pdev)[region];
 
        /* Identify chip attached to board */
-       rtl8169_get_mac_version(tp, cfg->default_ver);
+       rtl8169_get_mac_version(tp);
+       if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_NONE)
+               return -ENODEV;
 
        if (rtl_tbi_enabled(tp)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "TBI fiber mode not supported\n");