diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
index 708491bc198a..688679457ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
@@ -974,7 +974,8 @@ static u32 yt8531_get_ldo_vol(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
-	val = ytphy_read_ext_with_lock(phydev, YT8521_CHIP_CONFIG_REG);
+	val = ytphy_read_ext(phydev, YT8521_CHIP_CONFIG_REG);
+
 	val = FIELD_GET(YT8531_RGMII_LDO_VOL_MASK, val);
 
 	return val <= YT8531_LDO_VOL_1V8 ? val : YT8531_LDO_VOL_1V8;
@@ -1010,10 +1011,11 @@ static int yt8531_set_ds(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		ds = YT8531_RGMII_RX_DS_DEFAULT;
 	}
 
-	ret = ytphy_modify_ext_with_lock(phydev,
-					 YTPHY_PAD_DRIVE_STRENGTH_REG,
-					 YT8531_RGMII_RXC_DS_MASK,
-					 FIELD_PREP(YT8531_RGMII_RXC_DS_MASK, ds));
+	ret = ytphy_modify_ext(phydev,
+			       YTPHY_PAD_DRIVE_STRENGTH_REG,
+			       YT8531_RGMII_RXC_DS_MASK,
+			       FIELD_PREP(YT8531_RGMII_RXC_DS_MASK, ds));
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1033,10 +1035,11 @@ static int yt8531_set_ds(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	ds_field_low = FIELD_GET(GENMASK(1, 0), ds);
 	ds_field_low = FIELD_PREP(YT8531_RGMII_RXD_DS_LOW_MASK, ds_field_low);
 
-	ret = ytphy_modify_ext_with_lock(phydev,
-					 YTPHY_PAD_DRIVE_STRENGTH_REG,
-					 YT8531_RGMII_RXD_DS_LOW_MASK | YT8531_RGMII_RXD_DS_HI_MASK,
-					 ds_field_low | ds_field_hi);
+	ret = ytphy_modify_ext(phydev,
+			       YTPHY_PAD_DRIVE_STRENGTH_REG,
+			       YT8531_RGMII_RXD_DS_LOW_MASK | YT8531_RGMII_RXD_DS_HI_MASK,
+			       ds_field_low | ds_field_hi);
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1825,7 +1828,9 @@ static int yt8531_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	phy_lock_mdio_bus(phydev);
 	ret = yt8531_set_ds(phydev);
+	phy_unlock_mdio_bus(phydev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;