diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 7d771168b990..5d291e50a47b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -4960,6 +4960,11 @@ static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
 	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_SOC_MT7628))
 		mac_ops = &rt5350_phylink_ops;
 
+	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_2P5GPHY) &&
+	    id == MTK_GMAC2_ID)
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL,
+			  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+
 	phylink = phylink_create(&mac->phylink_config,
 				 of_fwnode_handle(mac->of_node),
 				 phy_mode, mac_ops);
@@ -4970,11 +4975,6 @@ static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
 
 	mac->phylink = phylink;
 
-	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_2P5GPHY) &&
-	    id == MTK_GMAC2_ID)
-		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL,
-			  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
-
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(eth->netdev[id], eth->dev);
 	eth->netdev[id]->watchdog_timeo = 5 * HZ;
 	eth->netdev[id]->netdev_ops = &mtk_netdev_ops;