diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
index ed5e207ffdba..fee7021246b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
@@ -599,13 +599,13 @@ struct mac_device_info {
 	unsigned int mcast_bits_log2;
 	unsigned int rx_csum;
 	unsigned int pcs;
-	unsigned int ps;
 	unsigned int xlgmac;
 	unsigned int num_vlan;
 	u32 vlan_filter[32];
 	bool vlan_fail_q_en;
 	u8 vlan_fail_q;
 	bool hw_vlan_en;
+	bool reverse_sgmii_enable;
 };
 
 struct stmmac_rx_routing {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 832062b2f4f3..c4d749396b53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1096,12 +1096,12 @@ static void stmmac_check_pcs_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		case SPEED_10:
 		case SPEED_100:
 		case SPEED_1000:
-			priv->hw->ps = speed;
+			priv->hw->reverse_sgmii_enable = true;
 			break;
 
 		default:
 			dev_warn(priv->device, "invalid port speed\n");
-			priv->hw->ps = 0;
+			priv->hw->reverse_sgmii_enable = false;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3486,7 +3486,7 @@ static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	if (priv->hw->pcs)
-		stmmac_pcs_ctrl_ane(priv, 1, priv->hw->ps);
+		stmmac_pcs_ctrl_ane(priv, 1, priv->hw->reverse_sgmii_enable);
 
 	/* set TX and RX rings length */
 	stmmac_set_rings_length(priv);