diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
index b885bc0fe6e07..ffe223ad9e5f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,6 @@ static int m88e1540_get_fld(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *msecs)
 
 static int m88e1540_set_fld(struct phy_device *phydev, const u8 *msecs)
 {
-	struct ethtool_keee eee;
 	int val, ret;
 
 	if (*msecs == ETHTOOL_PHY_FAST_LINK_DOWN_OFF)
@@ -1560,8 +1559,7 @@ static int m88e1540_set_fld(struct phy_device *phydev, const u8 *msecs)
 	/* According to the Marvell data sheet EEE must be disabled for
 	 * Fast Link Down detection to work properly
 	 */
-	ret = genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(phydev, &eee);
-	if (!ret && eee.eee_enabled) {
+	if (phydev->eee_cfg.eee_enabled) {
 		phydev_warn(phydev, "Fast Link Down detection requires EEE to be disabled!\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
index 944ae98ad1106..0dac08e85304b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
@@ -1469,18 +1469,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(genphy_c45_plca_get_status);
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
  * @adv: variable to store advertised linkmodes
  * @lp: variable to store LP advertised linkmodes
- * @is_enabled: variable to store EEE enabled/disabled configuration value
  *
  * Description: this function will read local and link partner PHY
  * advertisements. Compare them return current EEE state.
  */
 int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long *adv,
-			     unsigned long *lp, bool *is_enabled)
+			     unsigned long *lp)
 {
 	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(tmp_adv) = {};
 	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(tmp_lp) = {};
 	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(common);
-	bool eee_enabled, eee_active;
+	bool eee_active;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = genphy_c45_read_eee_adv(phydev, tmp_adv);
@@ -1491,9 +1490,8 @@ int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long *adv,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	eee_enabled = !linkmode_empty(tmp_adv);
 	linkmode_and(common, tmp_adv, tmp_lp);
-	if (eee_enabled && !linkmode_empty(common))
+	if (!linkmode_empty(tmp_adv) && !linkmode_empty(common))
 		eee_active = phy_check_valid(phydev->speed, phydev->duplex,
 					     common);
 	else
@@ -1503,8 +1501,6 @@ int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long *adv,
 		linkmode_copy(adv, tmp_adv);
 	if (lp)
 		linkmode_copy(lp, tmp_lp);
-	if (is_enabled)
-		*is_enabled = eee_enabled;
 
 	return eee_active;
 }
@@ -1521,15 +1517,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_c45_eee_is_active);
 int genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			       struct ethtool_keee *data)
 {
-	bool is_enabled;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, data->advertised,
-				       data->lp_advertised, &is_enabled);
+				       data->lp_advertised);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	data->eee_enabled = is_enabled;
 	data->eee_active = phydev->eee_active;
 	linkmode_copy(data->supported, phydev->supported_eee);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 0c228aa180198..e4b04cdaa9950 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -988,8 +988,7 @@ static int phy_check_link_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (phydev->link && phydev->state != PHY_RUNNING) {
 		phy_check_downshift(phydev);
 		phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
-		err = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev,
-					       NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		err = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, NULL, NULL);
 		phydev->eee_active = err > 0;
 		phydev->enable_tx_lpi = phydev->eee_cfg.tx_lpi_enabled &&
 					phydev->eee_active;
@@ -1658,7 +1657,7 @@ int phy_init_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, bool clk_stop_enable)
 	if (!phydev->drv)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ret = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	ret = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	if (!ret)
@@ -1702,8 +1701,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_get_eee_err);
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
  * @data: ethtool_keee data
  *
- * Description: reports the Supported/Advertisement/LP Advertisement
- * capabilities, etc.
+ * Description: get the current EEE settings, filling in all members of
+ * @data.
  */
 int phy_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_keee *data)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 61a1bc81f597f..bb157136351e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ int genphy_c45_plca_set_cfg(struct phy_device *phydev,
 int genphy_c45_plca_get_status(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			       struct phy_plca_status *plca_st);
 int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long *adv,
-			     unsigned long *lp, bool *is_enabled);
+			     unsigned long *lp);
 int genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			       struct ethtool_keee *data);
 int genphy_c45_ethtool_set_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,