diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.c
index d630acdb0749..5d3047cc8380 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.c
@@ -96,7 +96,13 @@ static int __ae_match(struct device *dev, const void *data)
 {
 	struct hnae_ae_dev *hdev = cls_to_ae_dev(dev);
 
-	return (data == &hdev->dev->of_node->fwnode);
+	if (dev_of_node(hdev->dev))
+		return (data == &hdev->dev->of_node->fwnode);
+	else if (is_acpi_node(hdev->dev->fwnode))
+		return (data == hdev->dev->fwnode);
+
+	dev_err(dev, "__ae_match cannot read cfg data from OF or acpi\n");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct hnae_ae_dev *find_ae(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h
index f5f814083809..529cb1341270 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * "cb" means control block
  */
 
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ struct hnae_ae_dev {
 struct hnae_handle {
 	struct device *owner_dev; /* the device which make use of this handle */
 	struct hnae_ae_dev *dev;  /* the device who provides this handle */
-	struct device_node *phy_node;
+	struct phy_device *phy_dev;
 	phy_interface_t phy_if;
 	u32 if_support;
 	int q_num;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c
index 7a757e88c89a..8e009f4f0ee7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct hnae_handle *hns_ae_get_handle(struct hnae_ae_dev *dev,
 	vf_cb->mac_cb = dsaf_dev->mac_cb[port_id];
 
 	ae_handle->phy_if = vf_cb->mac_cb->phy_if;
-	ae_handle->phy_node = vf_cb->mac_cb->phy_node;
+	ae_handle->phy_dev = vf_cb->mac_cb->phy_dev;
 	ae_handle->if_support = vf_cb->mac_cb->if_support;
 	ae_handle->port_type = vf_cb->mac_cb->mac_type;
 	ae_handle->dport_id = port_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
index 611581fccf2a..527b49d3749e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
-#include <linux/phy_fixed.h>
+#include <linux/of_mdio.h>
+#include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include "hns_dsaf_main.h"
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ free_mac_drv:
  */
 static int  hns_mac_get_info(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb)
 {
-	struct device_node *np = mac_cb->dev->of_node;
+	struct device_node *np;
 	struct regmap *syscon;
 	struct of_phandle_args cpld_args;
 	u32 ret;
@@ -672,21 +673,34 @@ static int  hns_mac_get_info(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb)
 	 * from dsaf node
 	 */
 	if (!mac_cb->fw_port) {
-		mac_cb->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle",
-						    mac_cb->mac_id);
-		if (mac_cb->phy_node)
+		np = of_parse_phandle(mac_cb->dev->of_node, "phy-handle",
+				      mac_cb->mac_id);
+		mac_cb->phy_dev = of_phy_find_device(np);
+		if (mac_cb->phy_dev) {
+			/* refcount is held by of_phy_find_device()
+			 * if the phy_dev is found
+			 */
+			put_device(&mac_cb->phy_dev->mdio.dev);
+
 			dev_dbg(mac_cb->dev, "mac%d phy_node: %s\n",
-				mac_cb->mac_id, mac_cb->phy_node->name);
+				mac_cb->mac_id, np->name);
+		}
+
 		return 0;
 	}
+
 	if (!is_of_node(mac_cb->fw_port))
 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* parse property from port subnode in dsaf */
-	mac_cb->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(to_of_node(mac_cb->fw_port),
-					    "phy-handle", 0);
-	if (mac_cb->phy_node)
+	np = of_parse_phandle(to_of_node(mac_cb->fw_port), "phy-handle", 0);
+	mac_cb->phy_dev = of_phy_find_device(np);
+	if (mac_cb->phy_dev) {
+		put_device(&mac_cb->phy_dev->mdio.dev);
 		dev_dbg(mac_cb->dev, "mac%d phy_node: %s\n",
-			mac_cb->mac_id, mac_cb->phy_node->name);
+			mac_cb->mac_id, np->name);
+		}
+
 	syscon = syscon_node_to_regmap(
 			of_parse_phandle(to_of_node(mac_cb->fw_port),
 					 "serdes-syscon", 0));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h
index 97ce9a750aaf..89b49d7fa20f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ struct hns_mac_cb {
 	phy_interface_t phy_if;
 	enum hnae_loop loop_mode;
 
-	struct device_node *phy_node;
+	struct phy_device *phy_dev;
 
 	struct mac_hw_stats hw_stats;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c
index a837bb9e3839..a843a866455d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int hns_mac_config_sds_loopback(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, u8 en)
 	int sfp_prsnt;
 	int ret = hns_mac_get_sfp_prsnt(mac_cb, &sfp_prsnt);
 
-	if (!mac_cb->phy_node) {
+	if (!mac_cb->phy_dev) {
 		if (ret)
 			pr_info("please confirm sfp is present or not\n");
 		else
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
index 93f6ccbb6433..3ec3c2798379 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
@@ -996,19 +996,22 @@ static void hns_nic_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 int hns_nic_init_phy(struct net_device *ndev, struct hnae_handle *h)
 {
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	struct phy_device *phy_dev = NULL;
+	struct phy_device *phy_dev = h->phy_dev;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!h->phy_node)
+	if (!h->phy_dev)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (h->phy_if != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII)
-		phy_dev = of_phy_connect(ndev, h->phy_node,
-					 hns_nic_adjust_link, 0, h->phy_if);
-	else
-		phy_dev = of_phy_attach(ndev, h->phy_node, 0, h->phy_if);
+	if (h->phy_if != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII) {
+		phy_dev->dev_flags = 0;
 
-	if (unlikely(!phy_dev) || IS_ERR(phy_dev))
-		return !phy_dev ? -ENODEV : PTR_ERR(phy_dev);
+		ret = phy_connect_direct(ndev, phy_dev, hns_nic_adjust_link,
+					 h->phy_if);
+	} else {
+		ret = phy_attach_direct(ndev, phy_dev, 0, h->phy_if);
+	}
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	phy_dev->supported &= h->if_support;
 	phy_dev->advertising = phy_dev->supported;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
index 67a648c7d3a9..a809f52f6c16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void hns_nic_self_test(struct net_device *ndev,
 	st_param[1][0] = MAC_INTERNALLOOP_SERDES;
 	st_param[1][1] = 1; /*serdes must exist*/
 	st_param[2][0] = MAC_INTERNALLOOP_PHY; /* only supporte phy node*/
-	st_param[2][1] = ((!!(priv->ae_handle->phy_node)) &&
+	st_param[2][1] = ((!!(priv->ae_handle->phy_dev)) &&
 		(priv->ae_handle->phy_if != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII));
 
 	if (eth_test->flags == ETH_TEST_FL_OFFLINE) {