diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
index 441985f9cf49..c10d11dbde61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
@@ -622,8 +622,6 @@ struct stmmac_mmc_ops {
 	stmmac_do_callback(__priv, xpcs, link_up, __args)
 #define stmmac_xpcs_probe(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_callback(__priv, xpcs, probe, __args)
-#define stmmac_xpcs_config_eee(__priv, __args...) \
-	stmmac_do_callback(__priv, xpcs, config_eee, __args)
 
 struct stmmac_regs_off {
 	u32 ptp_off;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index 1f6d749fd9a3..ba7d0f40723a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
@@ -720,11 +720,13 @@ static int stmmac_ethtool_op_set_eee(struct net_device *dev,
 		netdev_warn(priv->dev,
 			    "Setting EEE tx-lpi is not supported\n");
 
-	ret = stmmac_xpcs_config_eee(priv, &priv->hw->xpcs_args,
-				     priv->plat->mult_fact_100ns,
-				     edata->eee_enabled);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (priv->hw->xpcs) {
+		ret = xpcs_config_eee(&priv->hw->xpcs_args,
+				      priv->plat->mult_fact_100ns,
+				      edata->eee_enabled);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (!edata->eee_enabled)
 		stmmac_disable_eee_mode(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
index 2f7791bcf07b..2f2ffab855aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
@@ -715,8 +715,8 @@ void xpcs_validate(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, unsigned long *supported,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xpcs_validate);
 
-static int xpcs_config_eee(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns,
-			   int enable)
+int xpcs_config_eee(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns,
+		    int enable)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ static int xpcs_config_eee(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns,
 	ret |= DW_VR_MII_EEE_TRN_LPI;
 	return xpcs_write(xpcs, MDIO_MMD_VEND2, DW_VR_MII_EEE_MCTRL1, ret);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xpcs_config_eee);
 
 static int xpcs_config_aneg_c37_sgmii(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs)
 {
@@ -1033,7 +1034,6 @@ static struct mdio_xpcs_ops xpcs_ops = {
 	.get_state = xpcs_get_state,
 	.link_up = xpcs_link_up,
 	.probe = xpcs_probe,
-	.config_eee = xpcs_config_eee,
 };
 
 struct mdio_xpcs_ops *mdio_xpcs_get_ops(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
index 5ec9aaca01fe..ae74a336dcb9 100644
--- a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
+++ b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ struct mdio_xpcs_ops {
 	int (*link_up)(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, int speed,
 		       phy_interface_t interface);
 	int (*probe)(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, phy_interface_t interface);
-	int (*config_eee)(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns,
-			  int enable);
 };
 
 int xpcs_get_an_mode(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, phy_interface_t interface);
 struct mdio_xpcs_ops *mdio_xpcs_get_ops(void);
 void xpcs_validate(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, unsigned long *supported,
 		   struct phylink_link_state *state);
+int xpcs_config_eee(struct mdio_xpcs_args *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns,
+		    int enable);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_PCS_XPCS_H */