diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 7e71124bb20e..4bb3b6c2894e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1785,12 +1785,8 @@ int genphy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 		mii_lpa_mod_linkmode_lpa_t(phydev->lp_advertising, lpa);
 
-		adv = phy_read(phydev, MII_ADVERTISE);
-		if (adv < 0)
-			return adv;
-
-		phydev->speed = SPEED_10;
-		phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
+		phydev->speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+		phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
 		phydev->pause = 0;
 		phydev->asym_pause = 0;