1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index a5362846663..f18017dc025 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -3631,9 +3631,6 @@ static int ucc_geth_probe(struct of_device* ofdev, const struct of_device_id *ma
         prop = of_get_property(np, "phy-connection-type", NULL);
         if (!prop) {
                 /* handle interface property present in old trees */
-                if (!phy)
-                        return -ENODEV;
-
                 prop = of_get_property(phy, "interface", NULL);
                 if (prop != NULL) {
                         phy_interface = enet_to_phy_interface[*prop];