diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
index 9cb7ce9fd311..442f15476af3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
@@ -811,12 +811,11 @@ static int hns3_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 }
 
 static int hns3_check_ksettings_param(const struct net_device *netdev,
-				      const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
+				      const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd,
+				      u8 media_type)
 {
 	struct hnae3_handle *handle = hns3_get_handle(netdev);
 	const struct hnae3_ae_ops *ops = hns3_get_ops(handle);
-	u8 module_type = HNAE3_MODULE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-	u8 media_type = HNAE3_MEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	u32 lane_num;
 	u8 autoneg;
 	u32 speed;
@@ -836,9 +835,6 @@ static int hns3_check_ksettings_param(const struct net_device *netdev,
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (ops->get_media_type)
-		ops->get_media_type(handle, &media_type, &module_type);
-
 	if (cmd->base.duplex == DUPLEX_HALF &&
 	    media_type != HNAE3_MEDIA_TYPE_COPPER) {
 		netdev_err(netdev,
@@ -863,6 +859,8 @@ static int hns3_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct hnae3_handle *handle = hns3_get_handle(netdev);
 	struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev = hns3_get_ae_dev(handle);
 	const struct hnae3_ae_ops *ops = hns3_get_ops(handle);
+	u8 module_type = HNAE3_MODULE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+	u8 media_type = HNAE3_MEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Chip don't support this mode. */
@@ -878,22 +876,23 @@ static int hns3_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 		  cmd->base.autoneg, cmd->base.speed, cmd->base.duplex,
 		  cmd->lanes);
 
-	/* Only support ksettings_set for netdev with phy attached for now */
-	if (netdev->phydev) {
-		if (cmd->base.speed == SPEED_1000 &&
-		    cmd->base.autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE)
-			return -EINVAL;
+	if (!ops->get_media_type)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	ops->get_media_type(handle, &media_type, &module_type);
 
-		return phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(netdev->phydev, cmd);
-	} else if (test_bit(HNAE3_DEV_SUPPORT_PHY_IMP_B, ae_dev->caps) &&
-		   ops->set_phy_link_ksettings) {
-		return ops->set_phy_link_ksettings(handle, cmd);
+	if (media_type == HNAE3_MEDIA_TYPE_COPPER) {
+		if (!ops->set_phy_link_ksettings)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		ret = ops->set_phy_link_ksettings(handle, cmd);
+		if (ret != -ENODEV)
+			return ret;
+		/* PHY_INEXISTENT, use MAC-level configuration */
 	}
 
 	if (ae_dev->dev_version < HNAE3_DEVICE_VERSION_V2)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ret = hns3_check_ksettings_param(netdev, cmd);
+	ret = hns3_check_ksettings_param(netdev, cmd, media_type);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 2f1984930da2..9fe6bc02d71e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -3285,8 +3285,8 @@ static int hclge_get_phy_link_ksettings(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 }
 
 static int
-hclge_set_phy_link_ksettings(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
-			     const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
+hclge_ethtool_ksettings_set(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
+			    const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
 	struct hclge_desc desc[HCLGE_PHY_LINK_SETTING_BD_NUM];
 	struct hclge_vport *vport = hclge_get_vport(handle);
@@ -3327,10 +3327,32 @@ hclge_set_phy_link_ksettings(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	linkmode_copy(hdev->hw.mac.advertising, cmd->link_modes.advertising);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+hclge_set_phy_link_ksettings(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
+			     const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
+{
+	struct hclge_vport *vport = hclge_get_vport(handle);
+	struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
+	int ret = -ENODEV;
+
+	if (hnae3_dev_phy_imp_supported(hdev)) {
+		ret = hclge_ethtool_ksettings_set(handle, cmd);
+	} else if (handle->netdev->phydev) {
+		if (cmd->base.speed == SPEED_1000 &&
+		    cmd->base.autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		ret = phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(handle->netdev->phydev, cmd);
+	}
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	hdev->hw.mac.req_autoneg = cmd->base.autoneg;
 	hdev->hw.mac.req_speed = cmd->base.speed;
 	hdev->hw.mac.req_duplex = cmd->base.duplex;
-	linkmode_copy(hdev->hw.mac.advertising, cmd->link_modes.advertising);
 
 	return 0;
 }