diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index c14f14741b3f..3bcf0994d3ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ void phy_stop(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (PHY_HALTED == phydev->state)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	if (phydev->irq != PHY_POLL) {
+	if (phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev)) {
 		/* Disable PHY Interrupts */
 		phy_config_interrupt(phydev, PHY_INTERRUPT_DISABLED);
 
@@ -828,8 +828,9 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 			break;
 		case PHY_RUNNING:
 			/* Only register a CHANGE if we are
-			 * polling */
-			if (PHY_POLL == phydev->irq)
+			 * polling or ignoring interrupts
+			 */
+			if (!phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev))
 				phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
 			break;
 		case PHY_CHANGELINK:
@@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 
 			phydev->adjust_link(phydev->attached_dev);
 
-			if (PHY_POLL != phydev->irq)
+			if (phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev))
 				err = phy_config_interrupt(phydev,
 						PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED);
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 3657b4a29124..8e29d22ba113 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1009,8 +1009,11 @@ static int phy_probe(struct device *dev)
 	phydrv = to_phy_driver(drv);
 	phydev->drv = phydrv;
 
-	/* Disable the interrupt if the PHY doesn't support it */
-	if (!(phydrv->flags & PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT))
+	/* Disable the interrupt if the PHY doesn't support it
+	 * but the interrupt is still a valid one
+	 */
+	if (!(phydrv->flags & PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT) &&
+			phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev))
 		phydev->irq = PHY_POLL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 9e11039dd7a3..8e4bc8ab692d 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -508,6 +508,18 @@ static inline int phy_write(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 regnum, u16 val)
 	return mdiobus_write(phydev->bus, phydev->addr, regnum, val);
 }
 
+/**
+ * phy_interrupt_is_valid - Convenience function for testing a given PHY irq
+ * @phydev: the phy_device struct
+ *
+ * NOTE: must be kept in sync with addition/removal of PHY_POLL and
+ * PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT
+ */
+static inline bool phy_interrupt_is_valid(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	return phydev->irq != PHY_POLL && phydev->irq != PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
+}
+
 struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id,
 		bool is_c45, struct phy_c45_device_ids *c45_ids);
 struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, bool is_c45);