diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 05d20343b8161..3a4d83fa52dca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.driver_data	= &ksz9021_type,
 	.probe		= kszphy_probe,
 	.config_init	= ksz9131_config_init,
-	.read_status	= ksz9031_read_status,
+	.read_status	= genphy_read_status,
 	.ack_interrupt	= kszphy_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= kszphy_config_intr,
 	.get_sset_count = kszphy_get_sset_count,