.ndo_set_rx_mode        = asix_set_multicast,
 };
 
-static int ax88172a_nway_reset(struct net_device *net)
-{
-       if (!net->phydev)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       return phy_start_aneg(net->phydev);
-}
-
 static const struct ethtool_ops ax88172a_ethtool_ops = {
        .get_drvinfo            = asix_get_drvinfo,
        .get_link               = usbnet_get_link,
        .get_eeprom_len         = asix_get_eeprom_len,
        .get_eeprom             = asix_get_eeprom,
        .set_eeprom             = asix_set_eeprom,
-       .nway_reset             = ax88172a_nway_reset,
+       .nway_reset             = phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
        .get_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
        .set_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
 };