diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
index fed5fb0ef321..37c9a344bf4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
@@ -1464,42 +1464,29 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(genphy_c45_plca_get_status);
 /**
  * genphy_c45_eee_is_active - get EEE status
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
- * @adv: variable to store advertised linkmodes
  * @lp: variable to store LP advertised linkmodes
  *
- * Description: this function will read local and link partner PHY
- * advertisements. Compare them return current EEE state.
+ * Description: this function will read link partner PHY advertisement
+ * and compare it to local advertisement to return current EEE state.
  */
-int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long *adv,
-			     unsigned long *lp)
+int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, 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_active;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = genphy_c45_read_eee_adv(phydev, tmp_adv);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = genphy_c45_read_eee_lpa(phydev, tmp_lp);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	linkmode_and(common, tmp_adv, tmp_lp);
-	if (!linkmode_empty(tmp_adv) && !linkmode_empty(common))
-		eee_active = phy_check_valid(phydev->speed, phydev->duplex,
-					     common);
-	else
-		eee_active = false;
-
-	if (adv)
-		linkmode_copy(adv, tmp_adv);
 	if (lp)
 		linkmode_copy(lp, tmp_lp);
 
-	return eee_active;
+	linkmode_and(common, phydev->advertising_eee, tmp_lp);
+	if (linkmode_empty(common))
+		return 0;
+
+	return phy_check_valid(phydev->speed, phydev->duplex, common);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_c45_eee_is_active);
 
@@ -1516,7 +1503,7 @@ int genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, NULL, data->lp_advertised);
+	ret = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, data->lp_advertised);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index f2086b0b7b76..831b36839627 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ 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);
+		err = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, NULL);
 		phydev->eee_active = err > 0;
 		phydev->enable_tx_lpi = phydev->eee_cfg.tx_lpi_enabled &&
 					phydev->eee_active;
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ 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);
+	ret = genphy_c45_eee_is_active(phydev, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	if (!ret)
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 0d5da01d275c..584710e084eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -2032,8 +2032,7 @@ int genphy_c45_plca_set_cfg(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			    const struct phy_plca_cfg *plca_cfg);
 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);
+int genphy_c45_eee_is_active(struct phy_device *phydev, 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,