diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 56cfae9504727..79b4f35d151ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -489,6 +489,54 @@ static void phy_abort_cable_test(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		phydev_err(phydev, "Error while aborting cable test");
 }
 
+int phy_ethtool_get_strings(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *data)
+{
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	phydev->drv->get_strings(phydev, data);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_get_strings);
+
+int phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (phydev->drv->get_sset_count &&
+	    phydev->drv->get_strings &&
+	    phydev->drv->get_stats) {
+		mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+		ret = phydev->drv->get_sset_count(phydev);
+		mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_get_sset_count);
+
+int phy_ethtool_get_stats(struct phy_device *phydev,
+			  struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data)
+{
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	phydev->drv->get_stats(phydev, stats, data);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_get_stats);
+
 int phy_start_cable_test(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 233334406f0ff..7cda95330aea4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -3028,6 +3028,9 @@ static struct phy_driver genphy_driver = {
 };
 
 static const struct ethtool_phy_ops phy_ethtool_phy_ops = {
+	.get_sset_count		= phy_ethtool_get_sset_count,
+	.get_strings		= phy_ethtool_get_strings,
+	.get_stats		= phy_ethtool_get_stats,
 	.start_cable_test	= phy_start_cable_test,
 	.start_cable_test_tdr	= phy_start_cable_test_tdr,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index 0c139a93b67a5..969a80211df67 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ struct phy_tdr_config;
 
 /**
  * struct ethtool_phy_ops - Optional PHY device options
+ * @get_sset_count: Get number of strings that @get_strings will write.
+ * @get_strings: Return a set of strings that describe the requested objects
+ * @get_stats: Return extended statistics about the PHY device.
  * @start_cable_test - Start a cable test
  * @start_cable_test_tdr - Start a Time Domain Reflectometry cable test
  *
@@ -515,6 +518,10 @@ struct phy_tdr_config;
  * and callers must take this into account. Callers must hold the RTNL lock.
  */
 struct ethtool_phy_ops {
+	int (*get_sset_count)(struct phy_device *dev);
+	int (*get_strings)(struct phy_device *dev, u8 *data);
+	int (*get_stats)(struct phy_device *dev,
+			 struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data);
 	int (*start_cable_test)(struct phy_device *phydev,
 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 	int (*start_cable_test_tdr)(struct phy_device *phydev,
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 1592c3d0e12f5..0403eb7999132 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1474,51 +1474,10 @@ int __init mdio_bus_init(void);
 void mdio_bus_exit(void);
 #endif
 
-/* Inline function for use within net/core/ethtool.c (built-in) */
-static inline int phy_ethtool_get_strings(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *data)
-{
-	if (!phydev->drv)
-		return -EIO;
-
-	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
-	phydev->drv->get_strings(phydev, data);
-	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline int phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!phydev->drv)
-		return -EIO;
-
-	if (phydev->drv->get_sset_count &&
-	    phydev->drv->get_strings &&
-	    phydev->drv->get_stats) {
-		mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
-		ret = phydev->drv->get_sset_count(phydev);
-		mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
-
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-}
-
-static inline int phy_ethtool_get_stats(struct phy_device *phydev,
-					struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data)
-{
-	if (!phydev->drv)
-		return -EIO;
-
-	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
-	phydev->drv->get_stats(phydev, stats, data);
-	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
-
-	return 0;
-}
+int phy_ethtool_get_strings(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *data);
+int phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(struct phy_device *phydev);
+int phy_ethtool_get_stats(struct phy_device *phydev,
+			  struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data);
 
 static inline int phy_package_read(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 regnum)
 {
diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index 83f22196d64cc..441794e0034f5 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static int ethtool_set_features(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 
 static int __ethtool_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 {
+	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *phy_ops = ethtool_phy_ops;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 
 	if (sset == ETH_SS_FEATURES)
@@ -150,8 +151,9 @@ static int __ethtool_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 		return ARRAY_SIZE(phy_tunable_strings);
 
 	if (sset == ETH_SS_PHY_STATS && dev->phydev &&
-	    !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats)
-		return phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(dev->phydev);
+	    !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats &&
+	    phy_ops && phy_ops->get_sset_count)
+		return phy_ops->get_sset_count(dev->phydev);
 
 	if (sset == ETH_SS_LINK_MODES)
 		return __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS;
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ static int __ethtool_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 static void __ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *dev,
 	u32 stringset, u8 *data)
 {
+	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *phy_ops = ethtool_phy_ops;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 
 	if (stringset == ETH_SS_FEATURES)
@@ -178,8 +181,9 @@ static void __ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *dev,
 	else if (stringset == ETH_SS_PHY_TUNABLES)
 		memcpy(data, phy_tunable_strings, sizeof(phy_tunable_strings));
 	else if (stringset == ETH_SS_PHY_STATS && dev->phydev &&
-		 !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats)
-		phy_ethtool_get_strings(dev->phydev, data);
+		 !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats && phy_ops &&
+		 phy_ops->get_strings)
+		phy_ops->get_strings(dev->phydev, data);
 	else if (stringset == ETH_SS_LINK_MODES)
 		memcpy(data, link_mode_names,
 		       __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS * ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
@@ -1929,6 +1933,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 
 static int ethtool_get_phy_stats(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 {
+	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *phy_ops = ethtool_phy_ops;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 	struct ethtool_stats stats;
@@ -1938,8 +1943,9 @@ static int ethtool_get_phy_stats(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 	if (!phydev && (!ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats || !ops->get_sset_count))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (dev->phydev && !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats)
-		n_stats = phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(dev->phydev);
+	if (dev->phydev && !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats &&
+	    phy_ops && phy_ops->get_sset_count)
+		n_stats = phy_ops->get_sset_count(dev->phydev);
 	else
 		n_stats = ops->get_sset_count(dev, ETH_SS_PHY_STATS);
 	if (n_stats < 0)
@@ -1958,8 +1964,9 @@ static int ethtool_get_phy_stats(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 		if (!data)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		if (dev->phydev && !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats) {
-			ret = phy_ethtool_get_stats(dev->phydev, &stats, data);
+		if (dev->phydev && !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats &&
+		    phy_ops && phy_ops->get_stats) {
+			ret = phy_ops->get_stats(dev->phydev, &stats, data);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out;
 		} else {
diff --git a/net/ethtool/strset.c b/net/ethtool/strset.c
index 0eed4e4909ab8..773634b6b0483 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/strset.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/strset.c
@@ -209,13 +209,15 @@ static void strset_cleanup_data(struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_base)
 static int strset_prepare_set(struct strset_info *info, struct net_device *dev,
 			      unsigned int id, bool counts_only)
 {
+	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *phy_ops = ethtool_phy_ops;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 	void *strings;
 	int count, ret;
 
 	if (id == ETH_SS_PHY_STATS && dev->phydev &&
-	    !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats)
-		ret = phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(dev->phydev);
+	    !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats && phy_ops &&
+	    phy_ops->get_sset_count)
+		ret = phy_ops->get_sset_count(dev->phydev);
 	else if (ops->get_sset_count && ops->get_strings)
 		ret = ops->get_sset_count(dev, id);
 	else
@@ -231,8 +233,9 @@ static int strset_prepare_set(struct strset_info *info, struct net_device *dev,
 		if (!strings)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		if (id == ETH_SS_PHY_STATS && dev->phydev &&
-		    !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats)
-			phy_ethtool_get_strings(dev->phydev, strings);
+		    !ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats && phy_ops &&
+		    phy_ops->get_strings)
+			phy_ops->get_strings(dev->phydev, strings);
 		else
 			ops->get_strings(dev, id, strings);
 		info->strings = strings;