diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index d73873334e47f..376a0d8a2b616 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(struct phy_device *phydev,
 	if (autoneg != AUTONEG_ENABLE && autoneg != AUTONEG_DISABLE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && advertising == 0)
+	if (autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && linkmode_empty(advertising))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE &&