diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index a38226d7cc6a9..b25774d691957 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void dwmac4_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 		init_waitqueue_head(&priv->tstamp_busy_wait);
 }
 
-static void dwmac4_phylink_get_caps(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
+static void dwmac4_update_caps(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use > 1)
 		priv->hw->link.caps &= ~(MAC_10HD | MAC_100HD | MAC_1000HD);
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ static void dwmac4_set_hw_vlan_mode(struct mac_device_info *hw)
 
 const struct stmmac_ops dwmac4_ops = {
 	.core_init = dwmac4_core_init,
-	.phylink_get_caps = dwmac4_phylink_get_caps,
+	.update_caps = dwmac4_update_caps,
 	.set_mac = stmmac_set_mac,
 	.rx_ipc = dwmac4_rx_ipc_enable,
 	.rx_queue_enable = dwmac4_rx_queue_enable,
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac4_ops = {
 
 const struct stmmac_ops dwmac410_ops = {
 	.core_init = dwmac4_core_init,
-	.phylink_get_caps = dwmac4_phylink_get_caps,
+	.update_caps = dwmac4_update_caps,
 	.set_mac = stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac,
 	.rx_ipc = dwmac4_rx_ipc_enable,
 	.rx_queue_enable = dwmac4_rx_queue_enable,
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac410_ops = {
 
 const struct stmmac_ops dwmac510_ops = {
 	.core_init = dwmac4_core_init,
-	.phylink_get_caps = dwmac4_phylink_get_caps,
+	.update_caps = dwmac4_update_caps,
 	.set_mac = stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac,
 	.rx_ipc = dwmac4_rx_ipc_enable,
 	.rx_queue_enable = dwmac4_rx_queue_enable,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
index 7be04b54738b8..90384db228b5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ struct stmmac_est;
 struct stmmac_ops {
 	/* MAC core initialization */
 	void (*core_init)(struct mac_device_info *hw, struct net_device *dev);
-	/* Get phylink capabilities */
-	void (*phylink_get_caps)(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
+	/* Update MAC capabilities */
+	void (*update_caps)(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 	/* Enable the MAC RX/TX */
 	void (*set_mac)(void __iomem *ioaddr, bool enable);
 	/* Enable and verify that the IPC module is supported */
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ struct stmmac_ops {
 
 #define stmmac_core_init(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, core_init, __args)
-#define stmmac_mac_phylink_get_caps(__priv) \
-	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, phylink_get_caps, __priv)
+#define stmmac_mac_update_caps(__priv) \
+	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, update_caps, __priv)
 #define stmmac_mac_set(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, set_mac, __args)
 #define stmmac_rx_ipc(__priv, __args...) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 2ea9f0fa0cf98..59bf83904b62d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -936,6 +936,22 @@ static void stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(struct stmmac_priv *priv, u32 duplex)
 			priv->pause, tx_cnt);
 }
 
+static unsigned long stmmac_mac_get_caps(struct phylink_config *config,
+					 phy_interface_t interface)
+{
+	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(config->dev));
+
+	/* Refresh the MAC-specific capabilities */
+	stmmac_mac_update_caps(priv);
+
+	config->mac_capabilities = priv->hw->link.caps;
+
+	if (priv->plat->max_speed)
+		phylink_limit_mac_speed(config, priv->plat->max_speed);
+
+	return config->mac_capabilities;
+}
+
 static struct phylink_pcs *stmmac_mac_select_pcs(struct phylink_config *config,
 						 phy_interface_t interface)
 {
@@ -1102,6 +1118,7 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 }
 
 static const struct phylink_mac_ops stmmac_phylink_mac_ops = {
+	.mac_get_caps = stmmac_mac_get_caps,
 	.mac_select_pcs = stmmac_mac_select_pcs,
 	.mac_config = stmmac_mac_config,
 	.mac_link_down = stmmac_mac_link_down,
@@ -1201,7 +1218,6 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	int mode = priv->plat->phy_interface;
 	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
 	struct phylink *phylink;
-	int max_speed;
 
 	priv->phylink_config.dev = &priv->dev->dev;
 	priv->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
@@ -1225,15 +1241,6 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		xpcs_get_interfaces(priv->hw->xpcs,
 				    priv->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
 
-	/* Get the MAC specific capabilities */
-	stmmac_mac_phylink_get_caps(priv);
-
-	priv->phylink_config.mac_capabilities = priv->hw->link.caps;
-
-	max_speed = priv->plat->max_speed;
-	if (max_speed)
-		phylink_limit_mac_speed(&priv->phylink_config, max_speed);
-
 	fwnode = priv->plat->port_node;
 	if (!fwnode)
 		fwnode = dev_fwnode(priv->device);
@@ -7329,7 +7336,6 @@ int stmmac_reinit_queues(struct net_device *dev, u32 rx_cnt, u32 tx_cnt)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret = 0, i;
-	int max_speed;
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		stmmac_release(dev);
@@ -7343,14 +7349,6 @@ int stmmac_reinit_queues(struct net_device *dev, u32 rx_cnt, u32 tx_cnt)
 			priv->rss.table[i] = ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(i,
 									rx_cnt);
 
-	stmmac_mac_phylink_get_caps(priv);
-
-	priv->phylink_config.mac_capabilities = priv->hw->link.caps;
-
-	max_speed = priv->plat->max_speed;
-	if (max_speed)
-		phylink_limit_mac_speed(&priv->phylink_config, max_speed);
-
 	stmmac_napi_add(dev);
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))